Green Dirt Farm Dirt Lover Sheep Cheese Contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus
Green Dirt Farm recalls Dirt Lover sheep's milk cheese with Staphylococcus aureus contamination exceeding safety limits. Products sold by case weight, lot 3316312, expired 2/6/2017.
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Product is contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus exceeding action limit of 10,000 cfu/g.
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What happened, in plain English
Green Dirt Farm is recalling sheep's milk cheese products due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This can cause food poisoning and illness if consumed. The affected products were sold by case weight with specific lot numbers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22801-green-dirt-farm-dirt-lover-sheep-cheese-contaminated-with-staphylococcus.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22801-green-dirt-farm-dirt-lover-sheep-cheese-contaminated-with-staphylococcus · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0623-2017
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“Green Dirt Farm Dirt Lover Sheep Cheese Contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22801-green-dirt-farm-dirt-lover-sheep-cheese-contaminated-with-staphylococcus. Based on FDA recall #F-0623-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0623-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The cheese contains Staphylococcus aureus bacteria at levels exceeding the safety limit of 10,000 cfu/g. This type of bacteria can cause food poisoning if the contaminated product is consumed.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Green Dirt Farm's Dirt Lover sheep's milk cheese in cases of 8, 4-6 oz. units sold by case weight. Those who ate the contaminated product are at risk of food poisoning.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Green Dirt Farm 'Dirt Lover' sheep's milk cheese in cases of 8, 4-6 oz. units sold by case weight. The affected lot number is 3316312, which expired on February 6, 2017.
- Brand
Green Dirt Farm- Category
Food
All 2 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
Product was distributed nationwide through internet sales and other retail locations via distributor.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-0622-2017 | Green Dirt Farm "Ruby" blended milk cheese packaged in cases of 6, 10 - 12 oz.. units, sold by case weight. Made by Green Dirt Farm, LLC, Weston, MO 64098.; lot 3316260, exp date 12/15/2016; lot 3316274, exp. date 12/30/2016; lot 3316288, exp. date 1/13/2017; and lot 3316302, exp. date 1/27/2017; | 31 cases: 147 lbs |
| F-0623-2017 | Green Dirt Farm "Dirt Lover" sheep's milk cheese packaged in cases of 8, 4-6 oz.. units, sold by case weight. Made by Green Dirt Farm, LLC, Weston, MO 64098.; lot 3316312, exp. date 2/6/2017 | 8 cases - 21.9 lbs. |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Number
Identify the lot number on the product label to determine if it matches 3316312.
Discard Contaminated Product
If the lot number is 3316312, discard the cheese immediately to avoid food poisoning.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Product was distributed nationwide through internet sales and other retail locations via distributor.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0623-2017 (November 23, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0623-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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