Cheese Recalled due to Listeria
By Bill Marler on February 21, 2026
Made Fresh Salads, Inc. of Bay Shore, NY is recalling assorted flavors of cream cheese because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The cream cheese was distributed in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and New York City area by direct delivery to retail stores and distributors. Products are distributed in 5 lb. white plastic tubs with a Made Fresh Salads label. The flavors being recalled are as follows with expiration dates through February 27, 2026, marked in the bottom left corner of the label.
The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that a part of the mixer used to manufacture finished products was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company has ceased production using the mixer in question and removed it from service.
LINK:
https://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/food-poisoning-information/cheese-recalled-due-to-listeria-5/
