The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·H-0214-2025·Announced 2025-07-16

Garlic cheddar cheese curds recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Cheese Curds are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 260 cases are affected.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall, which the rubric floors at Severe; no illness is reported in the source, so it does not escalate to Critical.

Plain-English summary

Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Cheese Curds, net weight 6 oz, packaged in a sealed plastic cup with a lid, UPC 8 51222 00528 7, item number 240062, are being recalled. The action covers 260 cases of twelve 6 oz cups.

The stated reason is the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the action as Class I, its most serious classification.

Affected lots are 20250519VS01 and 20250519VS02, with a use by date of 08292025. Distribution was in California and Oregon.

Consumers who have the product should not eat it and should return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who has eaten it and feels unwell should seek medical advice.

The recalled product

Product
VAMPIRE SLAYER Garlic Cheddar Cheese Curds, net wt. 6 oz. Product is package in a sealed plastic cup with lid. UPC on 6oz. retail cup: 8 51222 00528 7. FaceRockCreamery.com MASTER CASE's label is read in parts: Item No. 240062 Vampire Slayer Curds 12/6oz., net wt. 4.5 lbs. Face
Manufacturer
Face Rock Creamery LLC
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
  • listeria-monocytogenes
  • pathogen
  • dairy
  • class-i

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

  • CA
  • OR

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