CLASS I Food recall · Reported 16 Oct 2019 · FDA Enforcement Report

Experience Handmade Cow Cheese recalled by Consider Bardwell Farm

Consider Bardwell Farm is recalling Experience Handmade Cow Cheese - Ingredients Pasteurized Cow Milk, Cultures, Sea Salt, distributed in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Vermont. The recall was initiated on 29 Sep 2019 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot: 5582

Quantity recalled125 squares

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number: F-0039-2020
FDA event ID: 83905
Recalling firm: Consider Bardwell Farm, West Pawlet, VT
Brand: Experience Handmade
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 29 Sep 2019
FDA classified: 16 Oct 2019
Reported: 16 Oct 2019
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Cheese

Timeline

29 Sep 2019	Recall initiated by company
16 Oct 2019	Classified by FDA	+17 days
16 Oct 2019	Published in enforcement report	+0 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the FDA

Consider Bardwell Farm brand Experience Handmade Cow Cheese - Ingredients Pasteurized Cow Milk, Cultures, Sea Salt - 0.75 lb Square - Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC 133 RTE. 153 W.Pawlet, Vermont 05775

Where it was distributed

NY, VT, MA, TX, CA, GA

California Georgia Massachusetts New York Texas Vermont

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Which lots are affected?

Lot: 5582

Where was it sold?

NY, VT, MA, TX, CA, GA

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

2 other products · FDA event 83905

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
16 Oct 2019	CLASS I	Slyboro Handmade Goat Cheese - Ingredients Raw Goat Milk recalledSlyboro Handmade	Consider Bardwell Farm	Listeria	6 states
16 Oct 2019	CLASS I	Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese - Ingredients Raw Cow Milk recalledDorset Handmade	Consider Bardwell Farm	Listeria	6 states

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All 3

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16 Oct 2019Food	CLASS I	Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese - Ingredients Raw Cow Milk recalledDorset Handmade	Consider Bardwell Farm	Listeria	6 states
16 Oct 2019Food	CLASS I	Slyboro Handmade Goat Cheese - Ingredients Raw Goat Milk recalledSlyboro Handmade	Consider Bardwell Farm	Listeria	6 states

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