NORTH HAVEN — If you picked up a block of Family Farmstead raw cheddar recently, check your fridge. The New York dairy is recalling all of its cheddar cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and the company says the cheese was sold through retail stores in Connecticut.
Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, N.Y., announced the recall Nov. 10, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted the company’s notice the same day.
Which cheese is recalled
- Family Farmstead Raw Mild Cheddar, 8-ounce plastic-wrapped blocks, all lot codes dated 10/16/27 and earlier
- Family Farmstead Raw Sharp Cheddar, 8-ounce plastic-wrapped blocks, all lot codes dated 10/16/27 and earlier
The date is printed on the back of the package, near the “Best By” label. The company says no other Family Farmstead products are part of this recall.
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Besides Connecticut, the company says the cheese went to stores in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee.
Why it matters
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, according to the company’s notice. Healthy people may have only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
The notice does not mention any illnesses. The dairy says this recall follows its Oct. 15 recall of certain raw cheddar products over possible E. coli contamination.
What to do
Don’t eat the cheese. You can return it to the store where you bought it or contact Family Farmstead Dairy at (607) 397-4044, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by email at customerservice@familyfarmsteaddairy.com.
Read the full notice on the FDA website.
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