Walla Walla Cheese Company recalls Mad Curds due to under-pasteurized milk. Product sold in vacuum-sealed bags with no expiration date. Keep refrigerated until use.
“Walla Walla Cheese Mad Curds Recall: Under-Pasteurized Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13377-walla-walla-cheese-mad-curds-recall-under-pasteurized-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0626-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0626-2022%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 18, 2022, that Walla Walla Cheese Company LLC voluntarily recalled its Mad Curds cheese due to under-pasteurization risks. The agency said owners should not consume the product.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Walla Walla Cheese Company
Product: Mad Curds. Keep Refrigerated
Packaging: Vacuum sealed zip lock bags
Net weight: 5 lbs. and 10 oz.; 126201 (production date 10/26/21)
Distribution: Oregon and Washington
The hazard
The cheese product was made from one batch of milk that was under pasteurized. The FDA classified the recall as Class II.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Great Value Cottage Cheese Recall: Under-Pasteurization Risk (2026-02-21) and SAPUTO Clover Sonoma Cottage Cheese Recall: Risk of Under-Pasteurized Product (2026-02-21).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Mad Curds in vacuum-sealed zip lock bags labeled 'Walla Walla Cheese Company' with a net weight of 5 lbs. 10 oz. The production date is 10/26/21. There is no expiration date or best use by date.
Brand
Walla Walla Cheese Company
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 3 products
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Distributed in Oregon and Washington
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
F-0624-2022
Walla Walla Cheese Company Cheddar Curds. Keep Refrigerated. Product is packaged in vacuum sealed zip lock bags. Net wt. 5 lbs.; 126201 (indicate the production date is 10/26/21) No best use by date or expiration date.
65.34 pounds total
F-0625-2022
Walla Walla Cheese Company AJ s Walla Walla Sweet Onion Mustard Cheddar Curds. Keep Refrigerated. Product is packaged in vacuum sealed zip lock bags. Net wt. 10 oz.; 126201 (indicate the production date is 10/26/21). No best use by date or expiration date.
25.8 pounds total
F-0626-2022
Walla Walla Cheese Company Mad Curds. Keep Refrigerated. Product is packaged in vacuum sealed zip lock bags - net wt. 5 lbs. and 10 oz.; 126201 (indicate the production date is 10/26/21) No best use by date or expiration date.
48 lbs. total (2/5 lb. bags and about 60/10 oz. bags = 38 lbs.)
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Date
Verify the production date on the bag is 10/26/21. This product has no expiration date.
Discard if Needed
If the product was purchased after 10/26/21, it may be unsafe and should be discarded.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Oregon and Washington.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distributed in Oregon and Washington” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Oregon, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 36 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0626-2022 (January 18, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0626-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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