Keswick Creamery of Newburg, PA, is recalling certain cheeses because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recall was the result of a routine sampling program conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, which revealed some finished products contained the bacteria.
The cheeses were distributed at Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market in Washington, D.C., Takoma Park Farmers Market in Takoma Park, MD, Smith Meadows Farm Store in Berryville, VA, Oylers Organic Farms and Market in Biglerville, PA and Talking Breads Farm Store in Mechanicsburg, PA.
The cheeses are labeled from Keswick Creamery with the cheese name on the label.
Recalled products:
- Calverley Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Vulkwin’s Folly Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Havarti Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Vermeer Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Wallaby Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Cider Washed Tomme Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Feta cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, price and weight labeled in red, black, or purple ink
- Whole Milk Ricotta, 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli container, expiration dates 7/18/22, 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/18/22
- Bovre Cheese (plain, oregano and garlic, herbes de Provence, cranberry and honey), 8oz clear deli container, expiration dates 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/22/22
- Quark Cheese (plain and dill and onion), 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli container, expiration dates 7/7/22, 8/4/22, 8/25/22
As of the posting of this recall, no illnesses have been reported.
Consumers who have purchased any of the listed cheese from Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm, LLC are urged to discard the product.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled products and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
(To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)
