Food recall

Boss Dairy Farms recall: Charlevoix Cheese Company Mild Cheddar Cheese

Boss Dairy Farms, of Charlevoix, MI, recalled Charlevoix Cheese Company Mild Cheddar Cheese. The FDA's reason: “Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 16, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 17, 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 January 16, 2026

The recall

Company
Boss Dairy Farms (Charlevoix, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.”
Where it was sold
MI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
98041

The product recalled

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

  • H-0248-2026 Class I

    Charlevoix Cheese Company Mild Cheddar Cheese, Net Wt. 8 oz (227g). UPC 8 50056-64205 7. 12 retail units per wholesale case.

    Codes: Lot 13220025

    Quantity: 420 units

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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 December 17, 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.