Bleating Heart Cheese LLC: FDA samples found the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in three varieties of cheese.

Agency Publication Date: February 2, 2015

Affected Products

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Ewelicious Blue, Sheep Milk Blue Cheese Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Fat Bottom Girl Curvacious Sheep Milk Cheese Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Goldette Tommette Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Semi Firm Jersey Milk Cheese Ingredients: Raw jersey cow milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Buff Blue; Water Buffalo milk Blue Cheese Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Double Down Blue - Mixed Milk Blue Cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw Jersey cow and sheep milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Buff Ewe Blue - Sheep and Buffalo milk blue cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep and water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Funky Bleats - Mixed milk cheese with funk. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep and goat milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Mixtress - Mixed milk natural rind cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep milk, raw jersey cow milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Product: Bleating Heart Cheese, Moolicious Blue - Natural rind blue cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

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.

All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 70033

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Bleating Heart Cheese LLC

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 10 products (2588 lbs.; 5702 lbs.; 1217 lbs.; 482 lbs.; 212 lbs.; 215 lbs.; 915 lbs.; 1537 lbs.; 1750 lbs.; 1178 lba.)

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Affected Products