Food recall

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

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative, of Middlefield, OH, recalled 1) Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack Cheese with Dill Pickles and 8 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 August 27, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 1, 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 7, 2026

The recall

Company
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative (Middlefield, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
OH, PA, WI, TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97538

The 9 products recalled

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

  • H-0625-2025 Class I

    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: 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

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

    Codes: Sell by: 2/13/2026

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

  • H-0627-2025 Class I

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

    Codes: Sell by: 9/3/2025

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

  • H-0628-2025 Class I

    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: 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

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

    Codes: Packed Date AUG. 14, 25

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

  • H-0630-2025 Class I

    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: Sell by: 2/13/2026

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

  • H-0631-2025 Class I

    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: 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

    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: Sell by: 2/13/2026

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

  • H-0633-2025 Class I

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

    Codes: Sell by: 9/3/2025

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

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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 October 1, 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.