Cricket Creek Farm Sophelise Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Cricket Creek Farm is recalling 165 units of Sophelise cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected batch was distributed to NY, MA, and CT between March 29 and May 21, 2023.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification establishes minimum severity of Severe. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen; the source reports no confirmed illnesses, hospitalizations, or deaths.
Plain-English summary
Cricket Creek Farm LLC is recalling 165 units of Cricket Creek Farm brand Sophelise cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects Batch #055, which was produced on February 24, 2023.
The recalled cheese was distributed to retail locations and consumers in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut between March 29, 2023 and May 21, 2023.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have consumed the cheese and experience symptoms of Listeria infection—fever, muscle aches, nausea, or diarrhea—should seek medical attention and inform their healthcare provider of the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cricket Creek Farm brand Sophelise cheese
- Manufacturer
- Cricket Creek Farm LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 165
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 (4)
- Batch #055 Produced Feb 24
- 2023 Distributed between March 29
- 2023 to May 21
- 2023
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Cricket Creek Farm 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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