Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns of listeria-tainted cheese

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to discard  “Hilltop Meadow Farm” brand ’60 Day Aged Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese’ with sell-by dates of 9/21/2023 or earlier, due to listeria contamination.

The farm is voluntarily recalling the cheese after tests confirmed the presence of  Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

The cheese was sold in ½ lb, 1 lb, 2.5 lb, and 5 lb sizes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin, including at two farms in the Midstate.

These locations include:

  • Meadow Run Farms, 727 Rettew Mill Road, Littitz, Lancaster County

  • Shady Acres Farm Market, 8514 Elizabethtown Road, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County

  • Willow Haven Farm, 7686 Herber Road, New Tripoli, Leigh County

  • Healthy Habits Natural Market, 1120 Center Turnpike, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County

  • Little Leaf Natural Products, 505 S Main Street, Montrose, Susquehanna County

  • Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau St, Princeton, New Jersey

  • Healthy Way, 396 S Main St, Massena, New York

  • Northstar Bison Store, 225 Birch Avenue, Cameron, Wisconsin

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The contaminated pepper jack cheese has the Hilltop Meadow Farm label and “From A2/A2 Milk” and “Made from 100% Grassfed Cow’s Milk” product descriptions.

As of November 22, no illnesses had been reported, according to the department.

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