Cricket Creek Farm expands recall of cheeses because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination and inadequate pasteurization

The FDA reported that Cricket Creek Farm (Williamstown, MA) expended their recall of Sophelise and Tobasi cheeses due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes to include one lot of Berkshire Bloom cheese because pasteurization records did not illustrate the heating element reached the required temperature. Sophelise, Tobasi, and Berkshire Bloom cheeses were distributed in Massachusetts and New York through Wild Oats, Williamstown, MA; Provisions Williamstown, Williamstown, MA; Wells Provisions, Charlemont, MA; McEnroe Organic Farm Market, Millerton, NY; New Lebanon Farmers Market; New Lebanon, NY, at restaurants, and farmers markets. Sophelise cheese, product code: 087055 is a washed, pasteurized milk cheese with a soft rind and pinkish hue; the circular cheese measures 4 inches in diameter and roughly 1 inch tall. It is sold in semi-transparent packaging with a round blue label. Sophelise was distributed between March 29, 2023, and May 26, 2023. Tobasi cheese with a product label of 315, 341, and 048 is a washed raw-milk cheese with an orange rind and creamy interior. When sold retail by Cricket Creek Farm, it is wrapped in clear packaging with a gray and orange label. When sold at retail stores, it is sold in small rectangular cuts. When sold wholesale, the cheese is a square format, roughly 8”x8” and 1.25 inches tall. These batches of Tobasi were distributed between March 26, 2023, and May 26, 2023. Berkshire Bloom cheese, with a product label 076, is a camembert style, bloomy rind cheese. The circular cheese is 4 inches in diameter and roughly 1.25 inches tall. It’s sold on white cheese paper with a blue label. This batch of cheese was distributed between April 20, 2023, and May 12, 2023. One hospitalization due to Listeria monocytogenes has been reported to date associated with the Sophelise cheese. Following this customer notification of illness, products purchased by this individual were tested by the Biotrax Testing Laboratory, and the current batch of Sophelise cheese was determined to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. These three batches of Tobasi cheese were also determined to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The production record for the Berkshire Bloom cheese did not illustrate fully compliant temperatures for the heating element. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/cricket-creek-farm-expands-recall-cheeses-because-potential-listeria-monocytogenes-contamination-and?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery