Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative is recalling approximately 364.125 cases (7,455 lbs.) of various cheese products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes cheddar, swiss, jack, gouda, and provolone varieties sold under the Sunrise Creamery and Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op brands. These products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas and were packaged in individually wrapped plastic loaves, sliced deli bags, or shredded in plastic bags.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Listeria infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
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Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op and Sunrise Creamery various cheese products
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