The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0070-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

Springside Cheese Recalls Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers Due to Giardia Risk

Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers cheese produced in August and 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 or injuries in the source text, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Springside Cheese, Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers, 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 8.21.2 and the specific product description "Springside Cheese, Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers, 55-0172, V2, August 21, 2012." A total of 41,616.53 lbs of the product was involved in the recall.

The cheese was distributed in Wisconsin (WI) and Colorado (CO). Consumers who have this product should check their pantries for the specific production dates and codes listed above. If found, they should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Springside Cheese, Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers, 55-0172, V2, August 21, 2012.

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)

  • 8.21.2

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 →