Mountainoak is an
on-farm cheese-making business south of New Hamburg in the Waterloo Region.
The problem was identified during routine testing by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It’s now looking into other cheeses made at
the dairy farm.
In November the family-run business won a reserve
championship at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto for its cheese.
The recall applies to Farmstead Premium Dutch Semi-soft
cheese, both mild and smoked.
They were sold from the on-farm store, at some supermarket
deli departments and to restaurants.
Mountainoak was founded by Adam van Bergeijk and his wife Hannie in Holland. It’s now
run by their sons, Arjo and John.
Arjo
and his wife, Baukje, live on the farm where the cheese factory and retail
outlet are located near the village of Haysville.
John
and his wife, Angela, run live on a nearby dairy farm.
Mountainoak
has been featured in a number of farm publications.
