Cahill’s Farm Cheese Cheddar Cheese - recalled due to potential Listeria

United States

Company name: Cahill’s Farm Cheese
Brand name: Cahill’s Farm Cheese Lidl
Product recalled: Cheddar Cheese
Reason of the recall: Potential Listeria monocytogenes
FDA Recall date: July 29, 2021
Recall details: Cahill’s Farm Cheese, Ireland is recalling a number of batches of specialty cheddar cheese due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

There are 33 Batches involved numbered consecutively from 21109 to 21141.

- Deli Wheel Cahills Original Irish Porter Cheese. Pack Size: 5lb Wheel/1.1kg half-moon. Batch Code: 21109–21141 (inclusive). Account Type: 5lb Deli Wheels are sold to Retail for Cutting and repacking as well as Foodservice
- Cahills Irish Whiskey Cheese. Pack Size: 5lb Wheel. Batch Code: 21109–21141 (inclusive). Account Type: 5lb Deli Wheels are sold to Retail for Cutting and repacking as well as Foodservice
- Cahills Wine Cheese. Pack Size: 5lb Wheel. Batch Code: 21109–21141 (inclusive). Account Type: 5lb Deli Wheels are sold to Retail for Cutting and repacking as well as Foodservice
- 200g prepack Lidl Preferred Selection-Irish Stout Cheddar. Pack Size: 7oz/(200g). Batch Code: 22109- 21141 (inclusive). Account Type: Retail
- Lidl Preferred Selection -Red Wine Cheddar. Pack Size: 7oz/(200g). Batch Code: 21109–21141 (inclusive). Account Type: Retail

The batch code can be found both on the outer case label and on the back of pack label.

No Illnesses have been reported to Cahills to date.

Check the full recall details on www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/cahills-farm-cheese-recalls-specialty-cheddar-cheese-due-possible-health-risk

Source: FDA