Company Recalls 13 Flavors of Cream Cheese

The FDA said concerns about the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes led Made Fresh Salads, Inc. of Bay Shore, New York to voluntarily recall 13 assorted cream cheese flavors and one whipped tofu.

Juliette Fairley

Published: 2/23/2026, 2:09:15 PM EST

Company Recalls 13 Flavors of Cream Cheese — Image of cream cheese under recall (Courtesy of FDA)

At the conclusion of a nationwide listeria outbreak, thirteen flavors of cream cheese and one tofu spread are under recall.

A company announcement posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the market withdrawal last week.

Concerns about the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes led Made Fresh Salads, Inc. of Bay Shore, New York, to voluntarily recall the assorted cream cheese flavors and one whipped tofu, according to a Feb. 20 FDA advisory.

Whipped tofu is often used as a dairy-free alternative to cream cheese as a spread or dip.

“The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that a part of the mixer used to manufacture finished products was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,” FDA officials said.

Listeriosis, the infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, is a type of food poisoning that develops when someone eats or drinks something contaminated with the bacteria, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Many otherwise healthy people may only experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, and might never undergo testing, the clinic notes. In those cases, symptoms often resolve within a couple of days without treatment if the person is not pregnant and has a healthy immune system.

The thirteen cream cheese flavors include Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese, Caramel Apple Cream Cheese, Blueberry Cream Cheese, Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese, Jalapeno Cream Cheese, Jalapeno Cheddar Cream Cheese, Lox Cream Cheese, Scallion Cream Cheese, Strawberry Cream Cheese, Sundried Tomato Cream Cheese, Vegetable Cream Cheese, Walnut Raisin Cream Cheese, and Whipped Cream Cheese.

The recall is applicable to five-pound containers with a Feb. 27 expiration date marked on the Made Fresh Salads label’s bottom left corner.

Company leaders did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication about the total number of affected units.

“The company has ceased production using the mixer in question and removed it from service,” the FDA said.

The tubs were distributed in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and the New York City area by direct delivery to retail stores and distributors.

The FDA urged consumers who purchased the Made Fresh Salads cream cheeses or tofu spread to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

A nationwide listeria outbreak has been linked to refrigerated pasta meals that landed 27 people in the hospital across 19 states and seven dead in Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, and Utah, according to federal health officials who formally closed an investigation that began last summer.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said contaminated meals sold in the refrigerated sections of major grocery chains made people sick between August 2024 and mid-November 2025.