Class ITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative: food recall H-0529-2025

Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative of Middlefield, OH recalled Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot… Reason: Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA listed it as Class I in its Enforcement Report dated Sep 3, 2025; distribution: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Apr 3, 2026). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Recall details

Product
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot code 2524061
Product quantity
2.5 lbs.
Reason for recall
Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Codes, lots and dates on the package
Lot Code: 2524061
Distribution pattern
KY, OH, PA
Recalling firm
Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative, Middlefield, OH
Classification
Class I — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
How the firm first notified customers
Telephone

Dates

EventDate
Recall initiated by the firmJul 21, 2025
Classified by the FDAAug 25, 2025
Published in the Enforcement ReportSep 3, 2025
TerminatedApr 3, 2026

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products under one recall event (event 97331).

  • H-0530-2025 — 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.…
  • H-0528-2025 — 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…
  • H-0527-2025 — 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

Other recalls by Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative

  • H-0633-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0632-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0631-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0630-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0629-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0628-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0627-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0626-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  • H-0625-2025 · Oct 1, 2025 · Class I — Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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Sources

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number H-0529-2025 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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