Smoked Cheddar Cheese Varieties Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Clover Hill Dairy is recalling its smoked cheddar cheese varieties because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were sold in Maryland, Virginia, and New York.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall with Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen. Per rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never below score 4.
Plain-English summary
Clover Hill Dairy, LLC is recalling its smoked cheddar cheese varieties, including both Cheddar and White Cheddar, sold in 1/2-pound and 1-pound units. The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products have code AA051526 and were distributed in Maryland, Virginia, and New York. Consumers should check their cheese for this code and dispose of it if it matches.
Consumers who have any of the recalled products should not eat them. They should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Smoked Cheddar Cheese Varieties (Cheddar, White Cheddar). Sold in 1/2-lb and 1-lb units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.
- Manufacturer
- Clover Hill Dairy, LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese / Dairy
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- AA051526
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Clover Hill Dairy, LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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