September 9, 2025 — The Ohio-based creamery Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op has expanded a cheese recall after more products tested positive for Listeria bacteria.
The same company also announced an earlier recall on August 18 after products tested positive for Listeria.
The expanded recall includes a variety of cheeses that were sold from July 7, 2025 through August 14, 2025 to retail stores, dining halls, and distributors in the states of Ohio, Texas, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
No illnesses were reported in the recall, but people who eat contaminated cheese may develop an infection called listeriosis.
This infection is most dangerous for young children, elderly adults, and people with vulnerable immune systems. Pregnant women may suffer a miscarriage, stillbirth, or a serious infection in their infant.
The recalled cheese products include the following products with specific lot codes and sell-by dates:
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Organic Gouda
- 8 oz. packages, Sell by date of 2/13/2026
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Mozzarella/Provolone Cheese
- 5 lb. bags (shredded cheese), Sell by date of 9/3/2025
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Colored (Yellow) Cheddar Cheese
- 5 lb. loaves (labeled as Smoked Cheddar and All Natural Mild Cheddar), Sell by date of 2/13/2026
- 5 lb. bags (shredded cheese) (labeled as Shredded Cheddar Cheese), Sell by date of 9/3/2025
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Swiss Cheese
- 5 lb. loaves, Sell by date of 2/13/2026
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Pepper Jack Cheese
- 5 lb. loaves (labeled as All Natural Pepper Jack), Sell by date of 2/13/2026
- 5 lb. bags (shredded cheese), Sell by date of 9/3/2025
- Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op Monterey Jack Cheese
- 5 lb. loaves, Sell by date of 2/13/2026
- 5 lb. bags (shredded cheese), Sell by date of 9/3/2025
- Sunrise Creamery Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack with Pickles Cheese
- 6 oz. package (labeled as Dilly Pickle) with lot code 253054, Sell by date of 1-7-26, 1-11-26, or 2-16-26
- 1.25 lb. package (labeled as Dilly Pickle Jack) with lot code 253054, Sell by date of 12-30-25
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op is urging customers to throw away the recalled cheese products, or return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.
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