Food recall

Middlefield Original Cheese Coop recall: Shredded Cheddar Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags

Middlefield Original Cheese Coop, of Middlefield, OH, recalled Shredded Cheddar Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Potential Listeria monocytogenes in the cheese.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 29, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 22, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed July 20, 2020

The recall

Company
Middlefield Original Cheese Coop (Middlefield, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential Listeria monocytogenes in the cheese.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to a single consignee within Ohio.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84490

The 4 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0510-2020 Class I

    Shredded Cheddar Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags, 4 bags per box

    Codes: Item Code: 39073 Packed on Dates: Oct 9 - Nov 25 2019

    Quantity: 920 lbs

  • F-0511-2020 Class I

    Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags, 4 bags per box

    Codes: Item Code: 39073 Packed on Dates: Oct 9 - Nov 25 2019

    Quantity: 660 lbs

  • F-0512-2020 Class I

    Shredded Mozzarella/Provolone Mix Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags, 4 bags per box

    Codes: Item Code: 39073 Packed on Dates: Oct 9 - Nov 25 2019

    Quantity: 1,100 lbs

  • F-0513-2020 Class I

    Shredded Parmesan Cheese Packaged in plastic 5lb bags, 4 bags per box

    Codes: Item Code: 39073 Packed on Dates: Oct 9 - Nov 25 2019

    Quantity: 80 lbs

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of January 22, 2020.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.