- Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, Maryland, expanded its recall to cover all cheese products due to a listeria outbreak linked to nine illnesses, eight hospitalizations, and one death.
Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, Maryland, expanded its recall on June 18, 2026, to cover every cheese product it manufactures, after a listeria outbreak linked to the company has caused nine illnesses, eight hospitalizations, and one death.
The expanded recall follows an earlier, narrower pullback of the company’s requesón and soft ricotta products. The company cited potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination as the reason for broadening the recall to its entire product line; the bacterium poses a particular danger to older adults, pregnant people, young children, and immunocompromised individuals, in whom it can produce life-threatening illness.
The recall covers a wide range of products, including soft cuajada in brine, ricotta, fresh cheddar curd, flavored cheeses such as horseradish and Old Bay cheddar, smoked cheddar, pepper jack varieties, and multiple snack pack formats. Products are sold at the company’s retail market, at farmers markets, and through third-party distributors in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. Retailers may have sold certain items under alternative labels, among them KESSO, QUESOS LA RICURA, IZALCO, DE MI PUEBLO, and RIO LINDO. To determine whether a product is subject to the recall, the FDA recommends checking packaging for the manufacturer permit number “24-128.”…