Use caution Food recall · FDA · Published May 7, 2019

Mecox Bay Dairy Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Mecox Bay Dairy recalls Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese with plastic wrap code L 2148 due to Listeria Monocytogenes found in sampling. Consumers should check product labels for the code.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1422-2019Food Mecox Bay Dairy ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

NYSDAM found Listeria Monocytogenes in Cheese during sampling.

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Recalling firmMecox Bay Dairy855 Mecox Rd, Po Box 411 · Bridgehampton, NY 11932-0411

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Mecox Bay Dairy is recalling Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese with plastic wrap code L 2148 because Listeria Monocytogenes was detected in samples. This poses a risk of serious illness, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women and young children. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17504-mecox-bay-dairy-sunrise-raw-milk-cheese-recall-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17504-mecox-bay-dairy-sunrise-raw-milk-cheese-recall-listeria-contamination · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1422-2019

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“Mecox Bay Dairy Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17504-mecox-bay-dairy-sunrise-raw-milk-cheese-recall-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1422-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1422-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 7, 2019, that Mecox Bay Dairy voluntarily recalled Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese due to Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects products distributed in New York and Chicago, Illinois.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Mecox Bay Dairy
Product: Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese
Packaging: Plastic wrap code L 2148
Size Range: Between .25 lb to 3 lb portions of a 3 lb wheel

The hazard

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) found Listeria Monocytogenes in the cheese during sampling. The recall is classified as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Clover Hill Dairy Pepper Jack Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-06-01) and Clover Hill Dairy Old Bay Cheddar Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-06-01). Boss Dairy Farms Mild Cheddar Cheese Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination occurred on 2025-11-16.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for plastic wrap code L 2148 on the cheese packaging. The product comes in portions ranging from 0.25 lb to 3 lbs of a 3 lb wheel.

Brand
Mecox Bay Dairy
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Label
Look for plastic wrap code L 2148 on the cheese packaging to identify affected items.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Illinois and New York.

FDA distribution: “NY and Chicago, IL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Illinois, New York.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.

May 7, 2019Firm started the recall
May 24, 2019FDA classified it Class I
May 29, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jan 14, 2020FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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Is this cheese safe to eat?

The recall is due to Listeria Monocytogenes found in samples. Affected products should not be consumed until the remedy is followed.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17504-mecox-bay-dairy-sunrise-raw-milk-cheese-recall-listeria-contamination">Mecox Bay Dairy Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

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-1422-2019 (May 7, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1422-2019 to see it in context.
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