Recalls / Class I
Class IH-0630-2025
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 Original Swiss Cheese, packaged as 5 lb. loaves wrapped in plastic and packed 2 loaves per case (distribution) or 8 loaves per case (retail), or sliced and packaged as 2 lb. deli bags and packed 5 bags per case
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell by: 2/13/2026
- Quantity
- 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) (total)
Why it was recalled
Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 16942 Kinsman Rd, N/A, Middlefield, Ohio 44062-9484
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- OH, PA, WI, TX
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2025-08-27
- FDA classified
- 2025-09-23
- Posted by FDA
- 2025-10-01
- Terminated
- 2026-04-07
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0630-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.