Family Farmstead corrects cheddar recall: seven states named, different E. coli strains
The revised company notice identifies O26:H11 and O45:H2 and says downstream distribution may extend beyond the seven listed states. The affected lot remains 7/22/27.
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Source event: 2026-10-15. Published: 2026-10-16T12:13:39.131Z. Updated: 2026-10-17T12:10:04.413Z.
What happened
Primary-source statement · Family Farmstead Dairy has corrected its October 15 cheddar recall notice to identify E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 and a wider distribution area. The revised company announcement, hosted by FDA, lists grocers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts. It says downstream distributors may also have supplied other states. Our October 16 briefing reflected the earlier notice’s O157:H7 identification and New York–New Jersey distribution; both details are corrected here. [FDA] [FDA]
Why it matters
Primary-source statement · The updated warning reaches beyond the two states originally named. The company still identifies Family Farmstead Dairy Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese with lot code and best-by date 7/22/27, and says no other products are included. Its instructions remain to avoid eating the affected cheese and either discard it or return it for a full refund. The changed distribution list is not a complete list of retailers, and the notice does not establish contamination in every package. [FDA]
What remains unknown
Evidence limits · The company says it has received no associated illness reports; that does not establish that nobody became ill. The revised page retains October 15 as its announcement and FDA publication date, without a separate revision timestamp. We checked it on October 17. It does not quantify distribution or recovery, name the additional states reached downstream, or provide a laboratory report. This remains one company-origin warning hosted by FDA, with no individual medical assessment. [FDA]
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PRODUCT. Family Farmstead Dairy Raw Mild Cheddar
LOT / BEST-BY. 7/22/27
CORRECTED STRAINS. E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2
DISTRIBUTION. NY · PA · NJ · CT · MD · VA · MA; other states may be reached downstream
COMPANY INSTRUCTION. Do not eat affected cheese; discard it or return it for a refund.
Evidence limit. The seven-state list is not an exhaustive downstream retailer list. No illness reports is the company’s dated statement.
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The developing record.
Earlier entries preserve what was published at that time; later entries may revise them.
2026-10-16T12:13:39.131Z · Initial reviewed report of the October 15 company recall, identifying the affected cheddar lot and the limits of reported illness information.
Family Farmstead recalls one cheddar lot over possible E. coli contamination
The October 15 company notice identifies raw mild cheddar distributed to grocers in New York and New Jersey, with lot and best-by marking 7/22/27.
What happened
Family Farmstead Dairy announced an October 15 recall of a specific lot of Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese because of possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The FDA posted the company announcement the same day. The Worcester, New York, dairy says the product went to grocers in New York and New Jersey. Its affected-product list gives both the lot code and best-by date as 7/22/27. The notice describes clear plastic packaging with green, red and white labels, and says no other Family Farmstead products are included. [FDA]
Why it matters
The company says testing in Maryland found two strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in two samples of an eight-ounce Family Farmstead A2 Raw Cheddar package bearing that date. Its warning tells purchasers not to eat the affected cheese and to discard it or return it to the store for a full refund. Those instructions concern the named product and lot; they do not establish contamination in every package or extend the recall to the dairy’s entire range. [FDA]
What remains unknown
The company reports no associated illnesses as of its announcement. That is a reporting statement, not proof that nobody became ill. The notice does not supply a distribution count, a complete store list, the laboratory report or a measure of how much recalled cheese has been recovered. FDA is hosting the company’s announcement as a public service; this is one originating account, not two independent investigations. This briefing reports the product warning without making an individual medical assessment. [FDA]
2026-10-17T12:10:04.413Z · Corrected the reported E. coli strains and distribution after checking the revised company notice; retained the original publication time, source and full first version.
Family Farmstead corrects cheddar recall: seven states named, different E. coli strains
The revised company notice identifies O26:H11 and O45:H2 and says downstream distribution may extend beyond the seven listed states. The affected lot remains 7/22/27.
What happened
Family Farmstead Dairy has corrected its October 15 cheddar recall notice to identify E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 and a wider distribution area. The revised company announcement, hosted by FDA, lists grocers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts. It says downstream distributors may also have supplied other states. Our October 16 briefing reflected the earlier notice’s O157:H7 identification and New York–New Jersey distribution; both details are corrected here. [FDA] [FDA]
Why it matters
The updated warning reaches beyond the two states originally named. The company still identifies Family Farmstead Dairy Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese with lot code and best-by date 7/22/27, and says no other products are included. Its instructions remain to avoid eating the affected cheese and either discard it or return it for a full refund. The changed distribution list is not a complete list of retailers, and the notice does not establish contamination in every package. [FDA]
What remains unknown
The company says it has received no associated illness reports; that does not establish that nobody became ill. The revised page retains October 15 as its announcement and FDA publication date, without a separate revision timestamp. We checked it on October 17. It does not quantify distribution or recovery, name the additional states reached downstream, or provide a laboratory report. This remains one company-origin warning hosted by FDA, with no individual medical assessment. [FDA]
Original sources
Family Farmstead Dairy recall: Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese, lot 7/22/27 · Issuer: Family Farmstead Dairy, LLC · 2026-10-15
Family Farmstead corrected recall: distribution and E. coli serotypes · Issuer: Family Farmstead Dairy, LLC · 2026-10-15
Corrections
2026-10-17T12:10:04.413Z: October 17 update and correction: the company revised its notice to identify E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2, replacing O157:H7, and to list NY, PA, NJ, CT, MD, VA and MA, with possible further downstream distribution. Our October 16 version reflected the earlier notice. The original version is retained in the developing record.