The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0066-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

Springside Cheese Recalls White Cheddar Curds Due to Giardia Risk

Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling White Cheddar Cheese Curds produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Giardia) with potential contamination but no reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling White Cheddar Cheese Curds produced between August 21, 2012, and September 1, 2012. The recall was initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, resulting from an employee illness.

The affected product is identified by the code 55-0172, V2, with use-by dates of August 22, 2012, August 22, 2012, August 29, 2012, and August 29, 2012. A total of 41,616.53 lbs of the product was distributed to Wisconsin and Colorado.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
White Cheddar Cheese Curds: Springside Cheese, White Curds, 55-0172, V2, August 22, 2012, NET WEIGHT___.

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 8.22.2 8.22.4 8.29.3 8.29.4

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by Springside Cheese Corp under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 24 products in this recall →