Food recall

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative recall: Paneer Cheese

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative, of Middlefield, OH, recalled Paneer Cheese and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 21, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 3, 2025. 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 April 3, 2026

The recall

Company
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative (Middlefield, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
KY, OH, PA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97331

The 4 products recalled

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

  • H-0527-2025 Class I

    Paneer Cheese, Net Wt. 30 lbs., packaged in 5 lb. vacuum-sealed plastic bags with lot code 2517061, packed 6 bags per white cardboard case with packed on date 6-18-25, distributed for food service only

    Codes: Lot Code: 2517061 (on individual bags) Packed on: 6-18-25 (on product case)

    Quantity: 60 cases 30 lbs each

  • H-0528-2025 Class I

    1) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, 5 lb. loaves, and 40 lb. loaves, packaged in plastic with lot code 251661 2) Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot code 251661

    Codes: Lot Code: 251661 JUL 16 2025 VAT A (on 40 lb. blocks)

    Quantity: 1) 216.5 lbs. 2) 30 lbs. (246.5 lbs. TOTAL)

  • H-0529-2025 Class I

    Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot code 2524061

    Codes: Lot Code: 2524061

    Quantity: 2.5 lbs.

  • H-0530-2025 Class I

    1) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Monterey Jack Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, 5 lb. loaves, and 40 lb. blocks, packaged in plastic 2) Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Farmers Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, 5 lb. loaves, and 40 lb. blocks, packaged in plastic

    Codes: Lot Codes: 251672 (8 oz. pieces and 5 lb. loaves) Jul 16 2025 B (40 lb. blocks)

    Quantity: 640 pounds

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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 September 3, 2025.

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.