Food recall

GOOT ESSA, LLC recall: Goot Essa, Der Mutterschaf Cheese, Sheep Tomme Style

GOOT ESSA, LLC, of Howard, PA, recalled Goot Essa, Der Mutterschaf Cheese, Sheep Tomme Style. The FDA's reason: “The firm had a positive Listeria Monocytogenes on a sample from this batch of product made.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 10, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 8, 2025. The recall is still going on.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Ongoing

The recall

Company
GOOT ESSA, LLC (Howard, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm had a positive Listeria Monocytogenes on a sample from this batch of product made.”
Where it was sold
The recalled product was distributed to the following states: CT, NJ, MT, VA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97642

The product recalled

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

  • H-0647-2025 Class I

    Goot Essa, Der Mutterschaf Cheese, Sheep Tomme Style. 4 and 8 OZ. ( Pasteurized Sheep Milk, Salt, Vegetable Enzymes, Cheese Cultures ).

    Codes: Batch #33, manufactured at plant #26476, exp. 12/24/2025

    Quantity: 62 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 October 8, 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.