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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.

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