Updated on September 8, with more recalled products Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op in Ohio has issued a recall for five cheeses that may be contaminated with Listeria. The recalled cheese was sold at the Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op facility in Middlefield, Ohio, between July 14, 2025, and August 7, 2025. The recall was expanded on September 8 to include cheeses sold at Sam’s Club and other stores.
Middlefield Cheese Listeria Recall
The recall includes the following items:
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese
- 8 oz. packages
- 5 Lb. loaves, and 40 Lb. loaves
- Lot Code 251661
Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese
- 8 oz. packages
- Lot Code 251661
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese
- 8 oz. packages
- Lot Code 2524061
Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Monterey Jack Cheese
- 8 oz. packages
- 5 lb blocks with Lot Code 251672
- 40 lb. blocks with dates Coded as 7-16-25B
Farmers Cheese 8 oz. packages
- 5 lb blocks with Lot Code 251672
- 40 lb. blocks with dates Coded as 7-16-25B
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 2/13/20265 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. packages
Listeria Symptoms
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth. Symptoms usually appear within one to 14 days of exposure but can sometimes take as long as 10 weeks to develop. They include:
- High fever
- Severe headache
- Siff neck and other muscle stiffness
- Nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea