Forever Cheese Recall: The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.
United States
TerminatedClass I
- Company
- Forever Cheese
- Product
- Mitica brand PECORINO AGED IN WALNUTS LEAVES (PECORINO FOGLI…
- Recall date
- February 8, 2016
- Terminated
- September 30, 2016
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitica brand PECORINO AGED IN WALNUTS LEAVES (PECORINO FOGLIE di NOCI), SEMI-HARD SHEEP'S MILK CHEESE, Minimum Weight 2 lbs. -- Product of Romagna - Italy --- Imported by Forever Cheese, L.I.C., NY 11106 --- There are 2 wheels of cheese per shipping case. | Not published in this source record | 31 cases (80 wheels) | Production Code NOC15313 (found on shipping case only), invoiced as Lot X2537 |
Distribution
- California
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Colorado
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Florida and Connecticut
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-2624-2016
- Event ID
- 73306
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Forever Cheese
- Product description
- Mitica brand PECORINO AGED IN WALNUTS LEAVES (PECORINO FOGLIE di NOCI), SEMI-HARD SHEEP'S MILK CHEESE, Minimum Weight 2 lbs. -- Product of Romagna - Italy --- Imported by Forever Cheese, L.I.C., NY 11106 --- There are 2 wheels of cheese per shipping case.
- Quantity
- 31 cases (80 wheels)
- Reason
- The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.
- Recall initiation date
- February 8, 2016
- Report date
- October 12, 2016
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- September 30, 2016
- Distribution pattern
- California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Vermont, Virginia, Florida and Connecticut
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Production Code NOC15313 (found on shipping case only), invoiced as Lot X2537
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Forever Cheese
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