Discard this cheese if you have it. It may be contaminated with listeria, authorities warn

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you recently purchased Hilltop Meadow Farm brand 60-Day Aged Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese, throw it away, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning.

The cheese, with best by dates of Sept. 21, 2023 or earlier, has been contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.

The report states that after testing the cheese, the presence of the harmful bacteria has led to the recall.

While there have not been any reported illnesses, the PDA advises consumers to be on the lookout.

The tainted cheese is labeled with the words “Hilltop Meadow Farm” as well as “From A2/A2 Milk” and “Made from 100% Grassfed Cow’s Milk.”

The Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese was not sold in any Staten Island locations, but was sold in New Jersey and Pennsylvania locations frequently visited by Staten Islanders:

• Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau St., Princeton, New Jersey
• Healthy Way, 396 S Main St., Massena, New York
• Meadow Run Farms, 727 Rettew Mill Rd, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• Shady Acres Farm Market, 8514 Elizabethtown Rd., Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• Willow Haven Farm, 7686 Herber Rd., New Tripoli, Leigh County, Pennsylania
• Healthy Habits Natural Market, 1120 Center Turnpike, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• Little Leaf Natural Products, 505 S Main St., Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
• Northstar Bison Store, 225 Birch Ave., Cameron, Wisconsin