Texas-based Supreme Service Solutions LLC, operating as Supreme Deli, is assisting in the recall.
The products recalled are Boar's Head Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese, item code 858, and FS Grated Romano Cheese, item code 15119, said the announcement. Both items have "Sell By" dates ranging from Nov. 21, 2025, to March 12, 2026.
The recall is applicable to Boar's Head cheese products made by Ambriola. Ambriola has categorized the recall under Class I due to potential adulteration with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled items were distributed via Kroger retail stores in Kentucky and Indiana.
CDC estimates listeria causes 1,250 infections annually in the country, with 172 people dying from the infection.
People most at risk of listeria are pregnant women, newborns, adults aged 65 and above, and people with weakened immune systems, said the agency.
Boar's Head decided to withdraw other products manufactured by Ambriola Company under the brand, according to the announcement.
This includes Pre-cut Pecorino Romano with item code 15160, which, despite not being affected by the recall, is still being withdrawn from the market by Boar's Head due to "an abundance of caution," it said.
So far, no illnesses or consumer complaints have been reported for the items.
The Epoch Times reached out to Ambriola for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.
Symptoms of intestinal illness include diarrhea and vomiting. For invasive illness, symptoms can include fever, headache, confusion, loss of balance, stiff neck, and seizures, it said.
This allows it to travel to body sites that most other types of bacteria are not able to reach, such as across the membrane protecting the brain. "For people with immune systems that are compromised due to age, pregnancy, or some other reason, listeria has the highest case fatality rate of any food-borne pathogen -- we've seen as high as 20 or 30 percent in recent outbreaks," Higgins said.
"There are currently no targeted treatments for listeria infection. If a pregnant person gets sick, you're looking at a month or more in the hospital with high-dose intravenous antibiotics and still there is a high risk of fetal mortality, premature labor, or stillbirth due to the infection."