Middlefield Original Cheese Smoked Cheddar Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative is recalling Smoked Cheddar 5 lb. loaves due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects products packed on August 14, 2025, distributed across OH, PA, WI, and TX.
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: This recall is classified by the FDA as Class I and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen associated with potential serious illness and death in vulnerable populations. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls score a minimum of 4.
Plain-English summary
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative is recalling Smoked Cheddar cheese sold in 5 lb. loaves (8 loaves per case) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. A total of 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) have been recalled.
The recalled products were packed on August 14, 2025, and distributed to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas. Consumers who purchased this cheese should not consume it and should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious or fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and persons with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women and their unborn babies are also at risk of serious complications from listeriosis.
The recalled product
- Product
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Smoked Cheddar, 5 lb. loaves, packaged 8 loaves per case
- 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 (2)
- Packed Date AUG. 14
- 25
Distribution
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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