Listeria Found In Fair Oaks Royal Blue Cheese

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Fair Oaks Dairy Products has issued a recall of about 20 pounds of blue cheese sold under its Fair Oaks Royal Blue Cheese brand because testing by an independent lab has found Listeria in a sample of blue cheese it tested for the company.

In a press release we're only seeing today--but which is dated October 17, 2011--Fair Oaks said that the quantity of cheeese affected was very small and sold only in a few states.  The packages being recalled are 1/3 to 1/2 pound blue foil packages.

Fair Oaks says that all their retail stores have been notified of the recall.  Fair Oaks also says the cheese was shipped for sale in these states:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Ohio

Neither the FDA nor Fair Oaks is reporting any Listeria infections associated with these blue cheeses but anyone who has these on hand is encouraged to return it to the place of purchase for a refund.


The FDA is providing scans of Fair Oaks Royal Blue Cheese labels.  You can see all of those here.