It now names a previously unmentioned cheese, among other new details.
The story dates back to last year, yet new details continue to emerge. The eight—now, evidently nine—varieties of cheese recalled by an Ohio farm co-op have received an important update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with some cases closed while others still hang open.
Last week we reported word that the recall, which was first initiated last August, had been classified at the FDA’s highest health risk level. Also, the total amount of Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative product recalled last August continued to encompass nearly 7,500 pounds of product. Recalled varieties had included Gouda, mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, Swiss, jack, Monterey jack, horseradish cheese, and a dill pickle-flavored Monterey jack.
While an April 3 update now says recalls on pepper jack, horseradish, and Monterey jack have been “terminated”—that is, fully satisfied with all steps taken to remove product and document the recall process—now another type of cheese appears to be newly listed: paneer cheese, a white cheese typically served in bite-sized cubes in some global cuisines such as Indian or Pakistani. Paneer’s appearance and texture has been compared to tofu, with a flavor that also tends to be mild.
The co-op was making paneer “for food service only,” presumably restaurants of food manufacturer accounts. The paneer product was recalled as 60 cases holding 30 pounds each, for a total of 1,800 pounds, broken out into six, five-pound vacuum-sealed plastic bags.
The update suggests accounts in Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have all been informed, with all product removed from point of sale.
The reason for the original summer 2025 recall was concern of listeria contamination. The bacteria Listeria is one of the few species of foodborne microbes that can proliferate in colder temperatures, such as those used in standard refrigeration.
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