Recalls / Class I
Class IH-0527-2025
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
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
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot Code: 2517061 (on individual bags) Packed on: 6-18-25 (on product case)
- Quantity
- 60 cases 30 lbs each
Why it was recalled
Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
- Notification channel
- Telephone
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 16942 Kinsman Rd, Middlefield, Ohio 44062-9484
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- KY, OH, PA
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2025-07-21
- FDA classified
- 2025-08-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2025-09-03
- Terminated
- 2026-04-03
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0527-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.