Feta Cheese Recalled in Northern California for Listeria Contamination

Raw goat milk feta cheese, potentially contaminated with Listeria, was recalled Friday by the Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery, which is based in Sebastopol, CA.

The recalled product was on sale at four northern California locations: the Cowgirl Creamery in Pt Reyes Station and at the San Francisco Ferry Building, the Good Earth Natural Foods in Fairfax and at Bom Dia in San Francisco.

Feta is a brined curd white cheese made originally in Greece from sheep’s milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat’s milk  A spokesman for Redwood Hill said the feta has been pulled from the shelves of those stores and signs posted to inform consumers of the recall.

The containers are labeled Raw Goat Milk Feta – Redwood Hill on the store labels, with Lot Code #14000610. The company said Redwood Hill is taking the action voluntarily as a precaution and has not heard of any illnesses arising from eating the product.

“If anyone bought a container with ‘Raw Goat Milk Feta — Redwood Hill’ on the label, we urge all customers to discard the product and contact the store for a refund,” said the spokesman.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and those with weakened immune systems.

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