The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0625-2025·Announced 2025-10-01

Sunrise Creamery Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative recalls Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas.

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: This is an FDA Class I recall. FDA Class I is the highest regulatory classification for food recalls and qualifies as Critical per the severity rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative has initiated the recall as a precautionary measure.

Two product variants are affected. The first is a 6-ounce size packaged individually in plastic and sold 12 per case (UPC 810665011156). The second is a 1.25-pound size also packaged individually in plastic and sold 12 per case (UPC 810665011484). The total recalled quantity is 364.125 cases, or 7,455 pounds.

The affected products have lot code 253054 and the following sell-by dates: 1-7-26, 1-11-26, 2-16-26, and 12-30-25. The products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them. Instead, dispose of the product or return it to the point of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly persons, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
1) Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese with Dill Pickles, Net Wt. 6 oz., packaged individually in plastic, packed 12 per case, UPC: 810665011156 2) Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Jack Monterey Jack Cheese with Dill Pickles, Net Wt. 1.25 LBS (567 g), packaged indivi
Manufacturer
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
Hazard
  • listeria

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 (5)

  • 1) Lot code: 253054
  • Sell by date: 1-7-26
  • 1-11-26
  • 2-16-26 2) Lot code: 253054
  • Sell by date: 12-30-25

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

  • OH
  • PA
  • TX
  • WI