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H-0528-2025Class I

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative

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Recalling firm
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
Product type
Food / supplement / cosmetic
Status
Terminated
Report date
2025-09-03
Distribution
KY, OH, PA
Firm state
OH
Product quantity
1) 216.5 lbs. 2) 30 lbs. (246.5 lbs. TOTAL)
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
SPEQ quality domain
Environmental Monitoring
Reason for recall

Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Product description

1) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, 5 lb. loaves, and 40 lb. loaves, packaged in plastic with lot code 251661 2) Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot code 251661

Code / lot info

Lot Code: 251661 JUL 16 2025 VAT A (on 40 lb. blocks)

Data: U.S. FDA. Recall details are as reported by the FDA. The quality-domain mapping and severity are a SPEQ editorial interpretation of the recall reason, not an official FDA classification. Open the enforcement explorer →