Springside Cheese Recalls White Cheddar Midgets Due to Giardia Risk
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling specific White Cheddar Midgets produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 for harm, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Springside Cheese, Black & Green Olive White Cheddar Midget, 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 8.22.3 and the date August 22, 2012. A total of 41,616.53 lbs of the cheese was distributed to Wisconsin and Colorado. The source text does not specify the number of affected units or report any illnesses.
Consumers who have this product should check the packaging for the specific production dates and code listed above. If the product matches these details, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Springside Cheese, Black & Green Olive White Cheddar Midget, 55-0172, V3, August 22, 2012.
- Manufacturer
- Springside Cheese Corp
- Category
- Food — Cheese
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)
- 8.22.3
Distribution
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.
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