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title: "Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op/Copia Collective/Farmers Cheese: Cheese — FDA announcement Aug 18, 2025 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-1a0d469c06b45305-middlefield-original-cheese-co-op-copia-collective-farmers-cheese-cheese/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
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# Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op/Copia Collective/Farmers Cheese: Cheese — FDA announcement Aug 18, 2025

Reported terminated

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Aug 18, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Cheese
- **Reason**: Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Terminated in FDA listing
- **Source record identifier**: 1a0d469c06b45305

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/middlefield-original-cheese-co-op-recalls-100-grass-fed-pepper-jack-cheese-and-horseradish-flavored)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. packages, 5 Lb. loaves, and 40 Lb. loaves with Lot Code 251661; Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz. packages with Lot Code 251661; Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Horseradish Flavored Cheese, 8 oz. packages with Lot Code 2524061; Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op Monterey Jack Cheese, 8 oz. packages and 5 lb blocks with Lot Code 251672 and 40 lb. blocks with dates Coded as 7-16-25B; Farmers Cheese 8 oz. packages and 5 lb blocks with Lot Code 251672 and 40 lb. blocks with dates Coded as 7-16-25B; Customers can find the lot codes on 8 oz. packets and 5 lb. loaves located on the side. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

The recalled products were produced on June 16, 2025, June 24, 2025, and July 16th, and distributed in the state of Ohio between July 14, 2025 and August 7, 2025. Products were shipped to manufacturers and distributors, and sold in retail stores.

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

- [Ohio](https://isitonrecall.com/state/ohio/)

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Aug 18, 2025
- **Company announcement date**: Aug 18, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Read the official notice for the action that applies to your exact product.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/middlefield-original-cheese-co-op-recalls-100-grass-fed-pepper-jack-cheese-and-horseradish-flavored)

## Related records

[Cheese records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cheese/) [Dairy and eggs records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/dairy-and-eggs/) [Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/middlefield-original-cheese-co-op/)