Grass-fed pepper jack cheese recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Plain-English summary

Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese in 8 oz individual units, 5 lb loaves and 40 lb loaves, and Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese in 8 oz individual units, all packaged in plastic, are being recalled. The affected product carries lot code 251661, with 40 lb blocks marked JUL 16 2025 VAT A. The recall covers 216.5 pounds of the Middlefield product and 30 pounds of the Copia Collective product, 246.5 pounds in total, distributed in Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The recall was issued because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the action as Class I, the category the agency uses when there is a reasonable probability that exposure will cause serious health consequences or death.

Anyone holding cheese matching this lot code should not eat it and should follow the recalling firm's instructions for return or disposal. Because Listeria infection can take weeks to produce symptoms, people who have eaten the product and feel unwell should tell their doctor what they ate.

The recalled product

Product

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 c

Manufacturer

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative

Category

Food — Cheese

Hazard

• listeria-monocytogenes
• pathogen-contamination
• cheese
• class-i

Is your product affected?

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

Distribution

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