Springside Cheese Recalls Morel & Leek Monterey Jack Due to Giardia Risk
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Morel & Leek Monterey Jack cheese produced between August 21 and September 1, 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) without reported illnesses, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score (3).
Plain-English summary
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling specific batches of Morel & Leek Monterey Jack cheese. The affected product was 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 recall covers 41,616.53 lbs of the product, which was distributed in Wisconsin and Colorado. The specific product code is 8.28.3.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific production dates and product code listed above. If you have this product, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Springside Cheese, Morel & Leek Monterey Jack, 55-0172, V3, August 28, 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)
- 8.28.3
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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