Two popular Boar’s Head brand cheese products are being recalled days away from Thanksgiving due to a potential presence of listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
Ambriola Company issued a recall for certain pecorino Romano cheese products, including two products they produce under the Boar’s Head brand label, due to a possible health risk.
The company said the following cheeses are included in the recall:
- Boar’s Head Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese — 6 oz.
- Item Code: 858
- Case UPC: 042421-05858
- Sell-by Dates: 11/21/25-3/12/26
- FS Grated Romano Cheese
- Item Code: 15119
- Case UPC: 042421-15119
- Sell-by Dates: 11/21/25-3/12/26
While healthy people may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women, the FDA warned.
Consumers who have one of these items should not eat them and should discard them, the FDA said.
Out of an abundance of caution, Boar’s Head has withdrawn all products Ambriola Company produces for Boar’s Head. This includes pre-cut pecorino Romano and two packaged items, EverRoast Chicken Caesar salad and EverRoast Chicken Caesar Wrap:
- Precut Pecorino Romano
- Item Code: 15160
- Case UPC: 042421-15160
- Sell-by Dates: 11/25/25-5/11/26
Recalled items were distributed in Kroger retail stores in Kentucky and Indiana.
- EverRoast Chicken Caesar Salad
- Bar code UPC: 850042244142
- Best By Date: 11/9/2025-11/22/2025
- EverRoast Chicken Caesar Wrap
- Bar code UPC: 85004224455
- Best By Date: 11/9/2025-11/22/2025
These products should be past their shelf lives and already be out of distribution, but if consumers have any product they question, they should not consume it, but rather discard it.
The recall comes one year after 10 people died and 61 were sickened in 19 states after eating listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head products, causing a massive recall of deli meats.
For more information about the recall, visit the FDA website. Those with questions or concerns about their health should contact their physician, the FDA said.
