FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IH-0529-2025

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

Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese, 8 oz. individual units, packaged in plastic with lot code 2524061

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Code: 2524061
Quantity
2.5 lbs.

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-0529-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.