FDA Classifies Clover Hill Dairy Fresh Cheddar Curd Recall as Class I Risk
An official FDA report issued on August 12, 2026, classifies the ongoing recall of Clover Hill Dairy fresh cheddar curd as Class I.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 10:44 a.m. ET
This recall is open. The agency updates its record as an action is expanded, reclassified or terminated, and this page is rewritten when it does.
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Aug 18, 2026, 11:48 a.m. ET
FDA Lists Clover Hill Dairy Fresh Cheddar Curd Recall as Ongoing in Class I Listeria Case
An FDA food enforcement record dated August 12, 2026 lists an ongoing Class I recall of Clover Hill Dairy, LLC's Fresh Cheddar Curd, a recall the firm initiated on June 1, 2026. The record shows the product was distributed in Maryland, Virginia and New York.
The status field in the enforcement record reads "Ongoing" as of that August 12, 2026 report date, meaning the FDA had not yet classified the recall as completed or terminated.
The action is classified Class I, which the FDA defines as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The enforcement record gives the reason for the recall as "Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes." According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis and can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, and can cause miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women.
For consumers checking items they may still have on hand, the record describes the product as "Clover Hill Dairy LLP, mild cheese variety (Fresh Cheddar Curd)," sold in approximate 0.75-lb and 1.5-lb box units, marked "Keep refrigerated." The recall carries identifying code AA051526 under recall number H-1208-2026.
The same enforcement record states that the packaging, labeling and total quantity of product distributed are unknown, and lists the quantity as unknown. That means there is no published count of how many boxes reached the three states.
Aug 18, 2026, 10:44 a.m. ETFirst report
FDA Reports Class I Recall of Clover Hill Dairy Fresh Cheddar Curd
According to an FDA enforcement report dated August 12, 2026, Clover Hill Dairy, LLC has initiated an ongoing Class I recall of its Fresh Cheddar Curd mild cheese variety due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The open and developing recall was initiated on June 1, 2026, for products distributed in Maryland, Virginia, and New York.
The recall applies to Clover Hill Dairy LLP, mild cheese variety (Fresh Cheddar Curd), sold in approximate 0.75-lb and 1.5-lb box units bearing identifying code AA051526 under recall number H-1208-2026. The FDA enforcement report states that the product instructions specify to keep refrigerated, while packaging, labeling, and total quantity distributed remain unknown. The FDA classifies Class I as its most serious category, reserved for situations where there is a reasonable probability that product usage will cause serious harm or death.
According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, which can cause serious and fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly individuals, and others with weakened immune systems, as well as miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Reference entries from Wikipedia and University of Wisconsin–Madison dairy research describe fresh cheese curds as unaged, refrigerated retail items commonly sold in single-household consumer bags or boxes.
FDA database records document 17 other recall actions for Clover Hill Dairy, LLC, including August 12, 2026 Class I recalls for Pepper Jack and other mild cheese varieties citing Listeria monocytogenes contamination, though past actions do not establish fault for this recall. Agency records show 569 food recalls citing Listeria monocytogenes in that period.
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