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,…
Recalling firm: Forever Cheese
Why it was recalled
The Mitica brand Aged Pecorino Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on private laboratory testing.
The exact 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.
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Original FDA code information
Production Code NOC15313 (found on shipping case only), invoiced as Lot X2537
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2624-2016
- Event ID
- 73306
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Feb 8, 2016
- Reported
- Oct 12, 2016
- Classified
- Sep 30, 2016
- Terminated
- Sep 30, 2016
- Quantity
- 31 cases (80 wheels)
- Location
- Astoria, NY, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Vermont, Virginia, Florida and Connecticut
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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