Monterey jack and provolone loaves recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Monterey Jack and Provolone 5 lb loaves with a sell-by date of 2/13/2026 are recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. 7,455 lbs are affected.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The rubric assigns 5 to any FDA Class I recall, and the FDA classified this Listeria monocytogenes action as Class I.
Plain-English summary
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Monterey Jack, 5 lb loaves wrapped in plastic and packed eight loaves per case, and Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Provolone, 5 lb loaves wrapped in plastic and packed two loaves per case, are being recalled. The affected product carries a sell-by date of 2/13/2026. 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 this sell-by date 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 Monterey Jack, 5 lb., packaged as loaves wrapped in plastic and packed 8 loaves per case 2) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Provolone, 5 lb., packaged as loaves wrapped in plastic and packed 2 loaves per case
- Manufacturer
- Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
- Category
- Food — Cheese
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 (1)
- Sell by: 2/13/2026
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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