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Forever Cheese
FDA recall F-2624-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-10-12 · Terminated
- 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
- The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.
- Quantity
- 31 cases (80 wheels)
- Distribution
- California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Vermont, Virginia, Florida and Connecticut
- Firm location
- NY, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-02-08
- Terminated
- 2016-09-30
- Code info
- Production Code NOC15313 (found on shipping case only), invoiced as Lot X2537
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.