Clover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta Recall: Risk of Contamination
Clover Hill Dairy is recalling Soft Ricotta due to potential contamination from improper silo cleaning during production. Affected lots include B11 1317, C11 1317, B11 1517, and C11 1517. Consumers should check labels and contact the company for details.
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The firm had a deviation from the Standard of Procedure in the manufacture of Clover Hill Dairy, Soft Ricotta. The facility was temporarily storing whey in a raw milk silo, without cleaning and sanitizing the silo after raw milk use. The firm recalled the Clover Hill Dairy, Soft Ricotta.
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What happened, in plain English
Clover Hill Dairy is recalling its Soft Ricotta products because of a manufacturing deviation involving raw milk silos that weren't properly cleaned and sanitized. This could lead to potential contamination of the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19997-clover-hill-dairy-soft-ricotta-recall-risk-of-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19997-clover-hill-dairy-soft-ricotta-recall-risk-of-contamination · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0454-2018
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“Clover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta Recall: Risk of Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19997-clover-hill-dairy-soft-ricotta-recall-risk-of-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-0454-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0454-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
During production, the facility stored whey in a raw milk silo without cleaning and sanitizing it after raw milk use. This deviation could lead to contamination of the ricotta product.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Clover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta with lot numbers B11 1317, C11 1317, B11 1517, or C11 1517 are affected. Those who have these specific lots should check their products.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the product label for lot numbers B11 1317, C11 1317, B11 1517, or C11 1517. The product is Clover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta.
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What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for lot numbers B11 1317, C11 1317, B11 1517, or C11 1517 on the ricotta package.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Maryland and Virginia.
FDA distribution: “One distributer located in Virginia as well as their dairy store in Maryland .” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Maryland, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 46 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0454-2018 (November 20, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0454-2018 to see it in context.
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