The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0948-2015·Announced 2015-02-11

Bleating Heart Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Bleating Heart Cheese LLC is recalling Goldette Tommette Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese because FDA samples detected Listeria Monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Bleating Heart Cheese LLC is recalling 1,217 pounds of Goldette Tommette Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese. The product is a semi-firm cheese made from raw Jersey cow milk, salt, cultures, and rennet, and is aged for two months or more.

The recall was initiated after FDA samples found the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in three varieties of cheese. The specific product affected includes all units produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

The recalled cheese was distributed in California, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have this product should stop consuming it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Bleating Heart Cheese, Goldette Tommette Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese Ingredients: Raw jersey cow milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • All product produced between February 14
  • 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19
  • 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Bleating Heart Cheese LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 10 products in this recall →