🌱 What serious FDA violations did Middlefield’s cheese plant just get cited for?

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• What serious FDA violations did Middlefield's cheese plant just get cited for?

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📰 News we're reading

• Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative - 719761 - 03/06/2026 (fda.gov) — Middlefield's Original Cheese Cooperative has received a detailed FDA warning letter citing Listeria contamination and repeated food safety violations at its Kinsman Road plant. Inspectors found sanitation, monitoring, and pest-control problems following two recalls in 2025, and federal regulators are demanding prompt corrective action to avoid potential legal steps that could disrupt local cheese production.
   

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