Clover Hill Dairy Recalls Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese Due to Possible Health Risk
Clover Hill Dairy has initiated a voluntary recall of all Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
This recall affects Clover Hill Dairy, food distributors, retailers carrying the specific soft cheese products, and QA/Food Safety teams responsible for pathogen monitoring.
Listeria monocytogenes represents a significant safety risk, particularly for vulnerable populations, and can lead to severe clinical outcomes. For regulatory professionals, this recall indicates a potential breakdown in environmental monitoring or sanitation controls within the production facility, which may attract increased FDA scrutiny during site inspections.
Quality teams should immediately verify if affected inventory is present in the supply chain, secure and quarantine suspect product, and initiate formal recall procedures to notify downstream distributors and consumers. Process audits may be necessary to identify the source of environmental contamination.
June 5, 2026 - Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, Maryland is voluntarily recalling all Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly p
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