FDA recall F-2624-2016

Forever Cheese · Class I · food

Product

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.

Reason for recall

The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.

Distribution

California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Vermont, Virginia, Florida and Connecticut

Key facts

Status: Terminated
Initiation date: 2016-02-08
Report date: 2016-10-12
Termination date: 2016-09-30
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location: Astoria, NY, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-2624-2016