72%

Fewer recalls than
Dairy peers

Tomales Bay Foods — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Dairy

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Tomales Bay Foods has 6 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 6 Mar 2017. Tomales Bay Foods is categorized under Dairy based on their predominant recall history.

6
Total FDA recalls
14.0
Years in FDA database
0.4
Recalls per year
3,419 days(9.4 yrs)
Since last recall
83.3%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.4 recalls/yr vs Dairy avg 2.4/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Tomales Bay Foods

How serious are Tomales Bay Foods recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
83.3% (5 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
16.7% (1 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Tomales Bay Foods

All 6 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
6 Mar 2017Official FDA Notice Ouleout, 1.5 lbs. wrapped in paper Vulto Creamery, Walton, NY. Firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
6 Mar 2017Official FDA Notice Miranda, 5 lb. wrapped in paper; Vulto Creamery, Walton, NY. Firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
6 Mar 2017Official FDA Notice Hamden, 3.5 lbs. wrapped in paper Vulto Creamery, Walton, NY. Firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Class ITerminated
28 Jul 2012Official FDA Notice Tomales Bay Foods brand Artisan Cheese in PARTIAL WHEELS of Cheese, from cheese makers in US (VA, VT, Ca, WI, OR, WA a Firm received a positive environmental for Listeria Monocytogenes from their internal testing samples. Class IITerminated
28 Jul 2012Official FDA Notice Shepherd’s Way Big Woods Blue cut wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with magic marker and a Tomale State of CA Department of Agriculture sampled finished product and found Listeria monocytogenes in Pondhopper cheese. Class ITerminated
28 Jul 2012Official FDA Notice Tumulo Farms, Pondhopper Cheese; any cut or partial wheels, wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with State of CA Department of Agriculture sampled finished product and found Listeria monocytogenes in Pondhopper cheese. . Class ITerminated

Where have Tomales Bay Foods recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

CA, FL, IN, MN, NC, NV, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI

Where does this recall data come from?

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