Overview
- Raw Farm announced a voluntary recall Thursday of select cheddar blocks and shreds, calling it “under protest” and disputing the FDA’s link to the illnesses.
- The FDA and CDC say interviews and whole‑genome sequencing tie the cases to a common source, with no positive cheese samples reported so far during testing.
- Nine people in California, Texas, and Florida have been sickened since September 2025, including three hospitalizations and one case of hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Officials urge people not to eat, sell, or serve Raw Farm cheddar bought on or after January 4, 2026, and to return or discard the cheese.
- FDA inspectors are on site collecting samples as the agency weighs next steps, and Raw Farm’s 2024 salmonella outbreak adds pressure on retailers and regulators.