Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0955-2015
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Bleating Heart Cheese, Shepherdista - Natural rind sheep milk cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).
- Quantity
- 1178 lba.
Why it was recalled
FDA samples found the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in three varieties of cheese.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Bleating Heart Cheese LLC
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1589 Cerini Road, N/A, Tomales, California 94971
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- CA, NV, WA, AZ, LA, PA
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-12-17
- FDA classified
- 2015-02-02
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-02-11
- Terminated
- 2015-02-02
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0955-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.