Is there a cheese recall right now?

Yes — 4 open recalls from 4 firms, in FDA's record as read on 2026-10-30. FDA files them as 28 separate records and every one of them still says “Ongoing”.

Is it yours?

The packet in your fridge may not carry the recalled firm's name. Clover Hill Dairy, LLC's cheese was sold in bulk and relabelled before it reached a shelf. FDA's own record has a row for “Requeson, bulk product from Clover Hill Dairy packed into a plastic 18-lb bucket. Unknown labeling information. Keep refrigerated.” — filed under a different company. If your cheese says KESSO, QUESOS LA RICURA, IZALCO, DE MI PUEBLO, RIO LINDO, or came out of a deli bucket with no label at all, the firm's name is not how you tell.

Clover Hill Dairy, LLC — 18 open records, all one recall

FDA's press release of 2026-06-18 gives the rule, word for word:

“The company is recalling 10-, 12-, and 14-ounce clamshell containers with the plant or manufacturer permit number 24-128 stamped on the product label.”

openFDA carries a second identifier that the press release does not: every one of the 18 records shares the code AA051526 and the same three states, MD, VA, NY. Those 18 rows are not 18 recalls — they are one recall filed once per product line.

Raw Farm LLC — 5 open records, a different germ

Not Listeria. FDA's reason, word for word: “Multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.”. The code:

“8 oz - BATCH: 20260212, BEST BY: 5/13/2026 and all prior batches/dates.”

5/13/2026 is behind us, but the code says “and all prior batches/dates” — so an older date on the packet is inside this recall, not outside it. Raw cheddar keeps, and this one was distributed far wider than the Listeria recall: U.S. distribution: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, NV, TX. Foreign distribution: None.

Kerry, Inc — an allergen, not a germ

“KC Everyday Mac & Cheese, 3lb x 6. Item # 20609055. 6 - 3 lb pouches, Net Wt: 18 lb. (8.16Kg). Fully Cooked. Keep Frozen. Distributed By: Kerry Inc, Beloit, WI 53511.”

The reason is “Undeclared allergen (egg)”. This one matters only to someone with an egg allergy; for everyone else the product is what it says it is. The lots: Lot Numbers: 0011849964, 0011988192, 0012085206. Distributed in IA, IL, OK, SD, TX.

The recall is open. The outbreak is over. Both are true today.

CDC's outbreak page, updated 2026-08-26, says “This outbreak is over.” — 15 illnesses, 14 hospitalisations and 1 death across 4 states. openFDA, read 2026-10-30, still lists all 18 of Clover Hill Dairy, LLC's records as “Ongoing”.

These do not contradict each other and neither one answers for the other. The outbreak being over is a statement about new illnesses being reported. The recall being open is a statement about product that has not been accounted for. A packet with permit 24-128 on it is still recalled today. News coverage carries the first; only the status field carries the second, and it is the field that changes without anyone writing an article.

If you already ate it

The Listeria recalls

CDC, word for word: “Symptoms usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after.”

Count those ten weeks from the day you ate it, not from any date on this page. This page cannot know that day and does not guess it.

One date it can give you: FDA expanded this recall on 2026-06-18, so that is the last day the cheese was still being sold. Ten weeks after it is 2026-08-27. That is arithmetic on CDC's number and FDA's date; neither of them states it. It is the outer edge of the window for cheese bought from a shelf — it is not a statement about anyone's own symptoms, and someone who is ill should be talking to their doctor rather than to this arithmetic.

The general symptom list is not written for everyone. CDC gives two:

• If you are pregnant: “Fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. Your illness may be mild, but Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth.”
• If you are 65 or older, or your immune system is weakened: “Headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.”

CDC also says: “For people who are 65 years or older or who have a weakened immune system, Listeria often results in hospitalization and sometimes death.” For someone in either group, those ten weeks are a reason to call their own doctor rather than to wait and see — say what they ate, roughly when, and that it is a Class I Listeria recall. That is a call a doctor can act on; this page cannot make it for them.

The raw cheddar recall

A different germ and a different list. CDC's symptoms: “Diarrhea that can be bloody or watery”, with stomach cramps that can be severe. CDC's symptoms page does not state how many days after eating symptoms start, so this page does not either. Its threshold for calling a doctor: “Diarrhea or vomiting lasting more than 2 days; Bloody poop or pee; A fever higher than 102°F; Signs of dehydration; Signs of hemolytic uremic syndrome”

Those last words have their own list. Signs of hemolytic uremic syndrome, in CDC's words: “Little or no peeing, losing pink color in cheeks and inside the lower eyelids, unexplained bruising or rash of tiny red spots, blood in pee, feeling very tired or being irritable (cranky), and decreased awareness (alertness).”

What to do with it

• FDA's instruction, word for word: “Customers should not eat, sell, or serve the recalled cheese. Please return to the point of purchase for a full refund.”
• Wash what it touched. Listeria grows in a fridge at fridge temperature, which is the reason this germ and not another one is the reason for the recall.
• The number in the notice: Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission on behalf of Clover Hill Dairy, 240-528-8850 extension 327, “Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm eastern standard time”

If you sell it

Three of the four recalls above name bulk units — 5-gallon and 2-gallon and 18-lb buckets — and FDA's record for the repacked product says “Unknown labeling information.” A shop that bought a bucket and packed it into its own containers has stock that carries none of the identifiers above. The permit number was on the bucket, not on what came out of it.

• What you must do is the same sentence as above: “Customers should not eat, sell, or serve the recalled cheese. Please return to the point of purchase for a full refund.”
• Whether you have to tell customers who already bought it — FDA's notice does not say, and this page will not invent a rule it cannot quote. The number above is who to ask.
• When it is over: when openFDA's status stops saying “Ongoing”. This query returns those 18 records and nothing else — it is the same one this page is built from, and this page re-reads it before every deploy.

The recalls, in FDA's own record

Counts and statuses read from openFDA — Food Enforcement Reports on 2026-10-30. Every quoted line above is FDA's or CDC's wording; the dates computed from them are this page's arithmetic and are marked as such. This page reports these recalls; it does not issue one.

Sources

• openFDA — Food Enforcement Reports — read 2026-10-30. Carries status, which is the only place the answer to “is it still recalled” lives. FDA states its own data was last updated 2026-10-21, which is a different date and is usually behind. The records: H-1205-2026, H-1220-2026, H-0764-2026, H-1237-2026.
• FDA — Clover Hill Dairy Expands Recall to Include All Clover Hill Dairy Brand Cheese — dated 2026-06-18, retrieved 2026-09-04
• CDC — Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Cheese — updated 2026-08-26, retrieved 2026-09-04
• CDC — E. coli: Signs and Symptoms — updated 2024-05-14, retrieved 2026-09-04

This is not medical advice and this is not an official government site. Every code, brand name and instruction on this page is quoted from the FDA and CDC records named above with the day they were read; the dates worked out from them are marked where they appear. If someone is ill, their own doctor is who to call — not this page and not the shop. For the cheese itself, the notice says to take it back where it was bought.

The other checks on this site were computed on the same day as this one, from FDA’s own records. Is my medical device recalled? — the same machine pointed at FDA’s device records, where two recalls cover far less than their headlines. And the two food ones: Is there an egg recall right now? — the carton carries a stamped code, and that page says what it means. Is there an ice cream recall right now? — the code on the box is not enough on its own there, and that page says why.