Yoke’s recalls two types of cheese, citing bacteria concern

Yoke’s Fresh Market has issued a recall for two types of Colby cheese, citing fears of a possible bacterial contamination.

In a news release, Yoke’s issued a call for anyone who purchased the the products in question – Colby Jk Longhorn Cheese and Colby Longhorn cheese – over the past five months to return them for a full refund. Both were manufactured by Guggisberg Cheese, Inc. and by Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC of Middlebury, Indiana and sold in Washington and Idaho under the Yoke’s private label.

No instances of illness have been reported to date, Yoke’s said.

The bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, is considered one of more virulent foodborne pathogens, and effects about 1,600 people each year in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.