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SevereFDA (Food)·H-0625-2025·Announced 2025-10-01

Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese recalled for Listeria

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

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: The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, Class I recalls are inherently serious and warrant a Severe rating per the rubric, which specifies that FDA Class I recalls with no reported illness still score 4.

Plain-English summary

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative is recalling Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Two product sizes are affected: 6 oz. packages (UPC: 810665011156, Lot code 253054, Sell by dates 1-7-26, 1-11-26, 2-16-26) and 1.25 LBS packages (UPC: 810665011484, Lot code 253054, Sell by date 12-30-25). A total of 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) were distributed to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. If you have the affected cheese, return it to the store where it was purchased or discard it. Consumers with questions may contact the recalling firm.

This recall is classified as FDA Class I, indicating a serious health risk.

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
Category
Food — Cheese / Dairy
Hazard

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:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative 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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