One person has died. Now a major cheese recall is growing across multiple states
You may want to check the cheese in your fridge before your next snack. The list of products included in a previous cheese recall has dramatically expanded. The recall is over fears that the select cheeses could be contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, which is responsible for a current outbreak in three states. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall notice from Clover Hill Dairy, LLC of Mechanicsville, Maryland. The recall notice announced the dramatic expansion of a voluntary recall that Clover Hill Dairy initiated just a few weeks earlier. The original recall saw Clover Hill Dairy voluntarily recall all of its Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese products due to fears they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The new recall expands the product list to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheese over fears the products could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. What products are included in the recall? The latest recall notice states that the following Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses are included in the recall: Soft Cuajada in Brine: 5-gallon bucket (30-lbs), 2-gallon bucket (14-lbs) Soft Cuajada (vacuum sealed): 5-lb bags, 2.5-lb clam shell, 0.90-lb (14-oz) clam shell Cuajada (vacuum sealed): 30-lb boxes Ricotta: 5-gallon bucket (40-lbs), 2-gallon bucket (18-lbs), 2.5-lb tubs, 1-lb clam shell Soft Cuajada Crumbs Mild Cheese Varieties – Yummy Cheddar, White Cheddar, White Colby, Monterey Jack, Marble Jack: 1/2-lb, 1-lb, 2.5-lbs, 5-lbs, 40-lbs Mild Cheese Varieties – Snack Pack Assorted Regular MildStix White Colby, Marble Jack, Yummy Cheddar: Approx 0.40-lbs (6.4-oz) Mild Cheese Varieties – 3-in-A-Pack Assorted White Colby, Marble Jack, Yummy Cheddar: Approx. 0.20-lbs (3.2-oz) Mild Cheese Varieties – Fresh Cheddar Curd: 0.75-lb box, 1.50-lb box Sharp Cheese Varieties – Cheddar, Yummy Cheddar, White Chedda