Bleating Heart Cheese, Buff Ewe Blue - Sheep and Buffalo milk blue cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California
Recalling firm: Bleating Heart Cheese LLC
Why it was recalled
FDA samples found the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in three varieties of cheese.
The exact product
Bleating Heart Cheese, Buff Ewe Blue - Sheep and Buffalo milk blue cheese. Handcrafted with whimsy in California; Ingredients: Raw sheep and water buffalo milk, salt, cultures, rennet. Aged 2 months or more.
Check the codes
Compare these FDA-provided codes, lot numbers or dates with the product you have.
Match the product, size and code together. A similar name alone does not identify your batch.
Original FDA code information
All product produced between February 14, 2014 (coded 14-0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded 14-0919).
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0951-2015
- Event ID
- 70033
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Dec 17, 2014
- Reported
- Feb 11, 2015
- Classified
- Feb 2, 2015
- Terminated
- Feb 2, 2015
- Quantity
- 215 lbs.
- Location
- Tomales, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Press Release
Where it was distributed
CA, NV, WA, AZ, LA, PA
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
A missing code match is not a guarantee of safety. Follow official FDA and manufacturer guidance.