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Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative food recall: 1) Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese with Dill…

ListeriaMicrobial contamination

Key facts

Agency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Program
Food
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Event ID
97538
Recall initiated
Aug 27, 2025
Classified by FDA
Sep 23, 2025
Posted in Enforcement Report
Oct 1, 2025
Terminated
Apr 7, 2026
Recalling firm
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
Firm location
Middlefield, OH, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Firm notified customers by
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Products in this event
9

What to do

Compare the product name, size, UPC, lot codes and dates below with the product you have. If it matches, do not eat it. Follow the firm's instructions to return it or throw it away.

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Reason for recall

Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

What the classification means

  • Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.

About this recall

The firm started this recall on Aug 27, 2025. FDA classified it 27 days later, on Sep 23, 2025. This recall event covers 9 separate products, each with its own FDA recall number. Distribution reported by FDA: OH, PA, WI, TX Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative has 2 recalls in our records.

Recalled products (9)

  • H-0625-2025 Class I Terminated

    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 individually in plastic, packed 12 per case, UPC: 810665011484

    Codes / lots: 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

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0626-2025 Class I Terminated

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Organic Gouda Cheese, 8 oz., packaged individually in plastic, packed 12 per case

    Codes / lots: Sell by: 2/13/2026

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0627-2025 Class I Terminated

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Shredded Mozzarella/Provolone Cheese, 5 lbs., packaged in a plastic bag, packed 4 bags per case

    Codes / lots: Sell by: 9/3/2025

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0628-2025 Class I Terminated

    1) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op All Natural Mild Cheddar Cheese, 5 lb., packaged as individual loaves wrapped in plastic, packed 2 loaves per case (distribution) or 8 loaves per case (retail) 2) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 5 lb., packaged in a plastic bag, packed 4 bags per case

    Codes / lots: 1) Sell by: 2/13/2026 2) Sell by: 9/3/2025

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0629-2025 Class I Terminated

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Smoked Cheddar, 5 lb. loaves, packaged 8 loaves per case

    Codes / lots: Packed Date AUG. 14, 25

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0630-2025 Class I Terminated

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Original Swiss 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

    Codes / lots: Sell by: 2/13/2026

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0631-2025 Class I Terminated

    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 Original Cheese Co-op Pepper Jack, 5 lb., shredded and packaged in a plastic bag, packed 4 bags per case

    Codes / lots: 1) Sell by: 2/13/2026 2) Sell by: 9/3/2025

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0632-2025 Class I Terminated

    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

    Codes / lots: Sell by: 2/13/2026

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

  • H-0633-2025 Class I Terminated

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, 5 lb., shredded in a plastic bag and packed 4 bags per case

    Codes / lots: Sell by: 9/3/2025

    Quantity: 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)

Source and freshness

Source
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA food enforcement dataset
Official notice
FDA Enforcement Report, event 97538
Raw record
openFDA API (JSON)
Dataset last updated by FDA
Nov 3, 2026
Imported by RecallRadar
Nov 4, 2026

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