Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm, LLC is recalling the cheese due to a potential health hazard

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Company announcement

Keswick Creamery of Newburg, Pa is recalling Calverley cheese, Vulkwin’s Folly cheese, Vermeer cheese, Havarti cheese, Wallaby cheese, Tomme washed cider cheese, feta cheese, whole milk Ricotta, Bovre cheese (plain, oregano and garlic, herb goat de Provence and honey) and Quark cheese (plain, fennel and onion), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the weak or elderly, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria the infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.

All cheeses were distributed at Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market in Washington, DC; Takoma Park Farmers Market in Takoma Park, Maryland; Smith Meadows Farm Store in Berryville, Virginia; Oylers Organic Farms and Market in Biglerville, Pennsylvania; and Talking Breads Farm Store in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

The cheeses will be labeled by Keswick Creamery, with the name of the cheese on the label.

• 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, Clear Food Container 8 oz and 16 oz, Expiration Dates 7/22/18, 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/18/22
• Bovre Cheese (plain, oregano and garlic, herbes de Provence, cranberry and honey), 8 oz clear container, expiration dates 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/22/ 22
• Cheese Quark (Plain, Dill & Onion), 8 oz and 16 oz Clear Food Container, Expiration Dates 7/7/22, 8/4/22, 8/25/22

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recall was the result of a routine sampling program conducted by the FDA, which found that some finished products contained the bacteria. Keswick Creamery has ceased production and distribution of all products as the FDA and the company continue their investigation into what caused the problem.

Consumers who have purchased any of the listed cheese from Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm, LLC are asked to discard the product. Customers should email Keswick Creamery directly at [email protected] or call 1-800-946-1631 Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EST to report their product and receive a full refund.

Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm, LLC
114 Lesher Street
Newburgh, Pa 17240