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F-2624-2016 Class I Terminated

Recalled by Forever Cheese — Astoria, NY

Recall Details

Product Type: Food
Report Date: October 12, 2016
Initiation Date: February 8, 2016
Termination Date: September 30, 2016
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity: 31 cases (80 wheels)

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.

Reason for Recall

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

Distribution Pattern

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

Code Information

Production Code NOC15313 (found on shipping case only), invoiced as Lot X2537