Bleating Heart Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Bleating Heart Cheese LLC is recalling Shepherdista cheese because FDA samples found Listeria Monocytogenes. The product was distributed in six states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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. Additionally, Listeria Monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Bleating Heart Cheese LLC is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,178 pounds of Shepherdista cheese. The recall was initiated after FDA samples detected the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in the product.
The affected product is described as a natural rind sheep milk cheese, though the ingredient list provided in the recall notice specifies raw water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, and rennet. The cheese was aged for two months or more. The recall covers all product produced between February 14, 2014, and September 19, 2014.
The recalled cheese was distributed in California, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have this product in their possession should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bleating Heart Cheese, Shepherdista - Natural rind sheep milk cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.
- Manufacturer
- Bleating Heart Cheese LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,178
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
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.
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