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Local PA Cheese Is Tainted, Officials Say
Officials in Harrisburg are warning Pennsylvanians to check their fridges.
All "Hilltop Meadow Farm" brand "60 Day Aged Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese" with a sell-by date of Sept. 21, 2023, or sooner should be thrown away said the state Agriculture Department in a release.
Testing of the cheese has shown the presence of the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, authorities said.
As a result, Hilltop Meadow Farm of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, is voluntarily recalling the product, according to regulators.
The Pepper Jack was sold in half-pound, one-pound, 2.5-pound,…