Clover Hill cheese recall: what the final FDA update says
The June recall and final August update concern the same outbreak. FDA marks it ended while advising consumers about recalled cheese still in storage.
FDA closes the outbreak investigation
The August 26 advisory marks the investigation complete and supplies the final reported outcomes. The earlier ongoing-investigation description is historical; the totals are not cumulative additions across updates.
FDA · Final outbreak update, August 26What the sources establish
2 source documentsClover Hill Dairy expanded its recall on June 18 to include all of its cheese products because of possible Listeria contamination, according to the company announcement posted by FDA.
FDA-hosted company announcement · June 18The FDA’s August 26 update marks the investigation complete and reports 15 illnesses across four states, 14 hospitalizations and one death.
FDA · Final outbreak update, August 26FDA advises consumers not to eat or serve recalled cheese, and to discard frozen cheese if missing packaging makes it impossible to tell whether it was recalled.
FDA · Recommendations and product identifiers
How our coverage developed
Oldest firstThese are Noteworthy publication times, not the times the events occurred. Earlier updates may have been superseded by the source account above.
- June 18: expanded recall announcement
Clover Hill Dairy Expands Recall to Include All Clover Hill Dairy Brand Cheese Due to Possible Health Risk
Read the original update → - Agency coverage record: published June 29; source updated August 26
Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to Soft Cheese
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The source documents
This guide concerns an ended outbreak. Outcome counts come from the final FDA advisory; earlier automated descriptions may be outdated. No counts from different updates have been added together.
- Primary sourceFDA — Clover Hill Dairy expanded recall announcement
- Primary sourceFDA — Soft cheese outbreak investigation and final update
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