A soft chevre-style cheese. Label reads in part, "*** TUMALO FARMS Artisan Cheeses of Central Oregon Chevita This fresh and mild, soft, white cheese has a great tangy finish…
Recalling firm: Tumalo Farms LLC
Why it was recalled
Improperly pasteurized.
The exact product
A soft chevre-style cheese. Label reads in part, "*** TUMALO FARMS Artisan Cheeses of Central Oregon Chevita This fresh and mild, soft, white cheese has a great tangy finish www.tumalofarms.com *** Ingredients . Pasteurized Goats' Milk, Culture, Rennet and Salt."
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Original FDA code information
Product is coded with a "born on date" and weight (individual cheese packages are different weight. The product also has a packaged date, which is the same as the ship date. there are 2 born on dates - 1/10/13 and 1/24/13
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1000-2013
- Event ID
- 64243
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Jan 30, 2013
- Reported
- Feb 27, 2013
- Classified
- Feb 20, 2013
- Terminated
- Feb 20, 2013
- Quantity
- From production date 1/10/13 10 - 4 oz tubs and 4-2 lb tubs; from production date 1/24/13 3 4 oz tubs and 8 2 lb tubs
- Location
- Bend, OR, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Telephone
Where it was distributed
WA and OR only
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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