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Peterson Company Inc food recall: Item# 28855 Whatcom Blue

E. coli

Key facts

Agency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Program
Food
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Event ID
97881
Recall initiated
Oct 25, 2025
Classified by FDA
Nov 19, 2025
Posted in Enforcement Report
Nov 26, 2025
Terminated
Apr 1, 2026
Recalling firm
Peterson Company Inc
Firm location
Auburn, WA, 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
2

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

Item #28855 Whatcom Blue is recalled due to E. coli O103:H2

Item #29608 Farmhouse White is recalled due to E. coli O103:H2.

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 Oct 25, 2025. FDA classified it 25 days later, on Nov 19, 2025. This recall event covers 2 separate products, each with its own FDA recall number. Distribution reported by FDA: Press release indicates products were distributed in CO, ID, OR, and WA. Firm confirmed no product was distributed in CO.

Recalled products (2)

  • H-0197-2026 Class I Terminated

    Item# 28855 Whatcom Blue, Twin Sisters Creamery brand, product is packed in Cryovac and each package weighs 5oz-6oz. There are 16 pieces per case. This cheese is made from raw milk. Ingredients: cultured raw cow's milk, salt, enzymes, penicillium roqueforti. Made by Twin Sisters Creamery in Ferndale, WA. Distributed by Peterson Company of Auburn, WA.

    Codes / lots: MFG Code 761511 MFG Code 775511 MFG Code 781511 MFG Code 793511 761511 = cut on 9/18/2025 775511 = cut on 10/2/2025 781511 = cut on 10/8/2025 793511 = cut on 10/20/2025

    Quantity: 18 cases (16 pieces per case) or 288 pieces

  • H-0198-2026 Class I Terminated

    Item# 29608 Farmhouse White, Twin Sisters Creamery brand, product is packed in Cryovac and each package weighs 5oz-6oz. This cheese is made from raw milk. Ingredients: cultured raw cow's milk, salt, enzymes, penicillium roqueforti. Made by Twin Sisters Creamery in Ferndale, WA. Distributed by Peterson Company of Auburn, WA.

    Codes / lots: MFG Code 726511 MFG Code 738511 MFG Code 752511 MFG Code 765511 726511 = cut on 8/14/2025 738511 = cut on 8/26/2025 752511 = cut on 9/9/2025 765511 = cut on 9/22/2025

    Quantity: 18 cases (16 pieces per case) or 288 pieces

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 97881
Raw record
openFDA API (JSON)
Dataset last updated by FDA
Nov 3, 2026
Imported by RecallRadar
Nov 4, 2026

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