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GOOT ESSA, LLC recalls Goot Essa, Der Mutterschaf Cheese, Sheep Tomme Style. 4 and 8 OZ. ( Pasteurized Sheep Mil…

Terminated FDA Recall Class I Biological

Read the agency's notice · machine-readable source record · Agency id: 97642

What the agency said

Product
Goot Essa, Der Mutterschaf Cheese, Sheep Tomme Style. 4 and 8 OZ. ( Pasteurized Sheep Milk, Salt, Vegetable Enzymes, Cheese Cultures ).
Firm: GOOT ESSA, LLC
Reason, as written
The firm had a positive Listeria Monocytogenes on a sample from this batch of product made.
Status, as written
Terminated
Distribution, as written
The recalled product was distributed to the following states: CT, NJ, MT, VA

How this record is classified

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Hazard type
Biological
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules
Organism, allergen, or material
Listeria monocytogenes
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules (Organism)
Product category
Dairy
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules · food tags: dairy
Geography
Multi-state
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules
CT, MT, NJ, VA
Root cause
Not stated
Not stated by the agency
How it was found
Not stated
Not stated by the agency
Corrective action
Voluntary recall
Stated by the agency
Voluntary: Firm initiated; customers first notified by Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Status
Terminated
Closed in this dataset's terms
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Dates
Recall began: Sep 10, 2025
Reported by agency: Oct 8, 2025
Last agency update: Sep 30, 2025
Closed: Oct 30, 2026

What is missing or inferred

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Record history

First seen by this site Sep 17, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC (loaded from the agency's history when the dataset was first built). Last changed Nov 3, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC. 1 revision since.

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