{"id":887280,"date":"2026-10-19T03:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887280\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:18:17","slug":"cheddar-cheese-pulled-from-shelves-in-7-states-over-e-coli-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887280\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheddar cheese pulled from shelves in 7 states over E. coli concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Major Food Group chef and co-owner Mario Carbone discusses how rising prices have affected the restaurant and food industries as a whole on &#8216;The Claman Countdown.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers in several states are being urged to check their refrigerators after Family Farmstead Dairy recalled a batch of raw cheddar cheese that may be contaminated with potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-illness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dangerous strains of E. coli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Worcester, New York-based company is recalling its Family Farmstead Dairy Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese with the lot code and best-by date 7\/22\/27, according to an Oct. 15 notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n<p>The cheese was distributed to retailers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York<\/a>, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts. The company said the product may also have reached additional states through downstream distributors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/hyundai-recalls-more-than-94000-vehicles-over-fire-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HYUNDAI RECALLS MORE THAN 94,000 VEHICLES OVER FIRE RISK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cheddar-cheese-on-a-cutting-board.jpg\" alt=\"Cheddar Cheese Close-up\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The cheese was distributed to grocers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts. (iStock)<\/p>\n<p>The recall was initiated after testing in Maryland detected two strains of E. coli in samples of Family Farmstead A2 Raw Cheddar sold in 8-ounce packages, according to the notice.<\/p>\n<p>No illnesses or allergic reactions had been reported in connection with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/product-recalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recalled cheese<\/a> as of the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The strains \u2014 E. Coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 \u2014 can cause diarrhea, including bloody stools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/rechargeable-hand-warmers-recall-hothands-gobi-heat-fire-hazard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MORE THAN 82K RECHARGEABLE HAND WARMERS RECALLED OVER FIRE RISK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/raw-cheddar-cheese-family-farmstead-1.jpg\" alt=\"family-farmstead-raw-cheddar-cheese\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>No illnesses or allergic reactions had been reported in connection with the recalled cheese as of the announcement. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS),&#8221; the notice stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly. The condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-consumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Consumers who<\/a> purchased the recalled cheese are urged not to eat it and instead throw it away or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/fda-concludes-investigation-cyclospora-outbreak-tied-recalled-taylor-farms-iceberg-lettuce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FDA CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION INTO CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK TIED TO RECALLED TAYLOR FARMS ICEBERG LETTUCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/family-farmstead-raw-cheddar-cheese-2.jpg\" alt=\"family-farmstead-raw-cheddar-cheese\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>No other Family Farmstead Dairy products are included in the recall. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)<\/p>\n<p>No other Family Farmstead Dairy products are included in the recall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We sincerely apologize to our customers, retail partners, and consumers for the inconvenience caused by this recall,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Product quality is an utmost priority here at Family Farmstead so we are committed to identifying the cause of this issue and taking all necessary corrective actions to ensure the continued safety and quality of our products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Family Farmstead Dairy could not immediately be reached by FOX Business for additional comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major Food Group chef and co-owner Mario Carbone discusses how rising prices have affected the restaurant and food&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-887280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}