The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0073-2013·Announced 2012-10-17

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.

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) 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.

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

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 →