Pepper jack cheese loaves recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Plain-English summary

Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op All Natural Pepper Jack Cheese is being recalled, packaged as 5 lb loaves wrapped in plastic and packed two loaves per case for distribution or eight loaves per case for retail, or sliced and packaged as 2 lb deli bags packed five bags per case. Affected sell-by dates are 2/13/2026 and 9/3/2025. The recall covers 364.125 cases, or 7,455 pounds in total, distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Texas.

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.

Businesses and consumers holding cheese matching these sell-by dates 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, anyone who has eaten the product and feels unwell should tell their doctor what they ate.

The recalled product

Product

1) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op All Natural Pepper Jack Cheese, packaged as 5 lb. loaves wrapped in plastic and packed 2 loaves per case (distribution) or 8 loaves per case (retail), or sliced and packaged as 2 lb. deli bags and packed 5 bags per case 2) Middlefield Origina

Manufacturer

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative

Category

Food — Cheese

Hazard

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

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