Lake Wolf Creamery Queso Fresco Recall for Inadequate Pasteurization
Lake Wolf Creamery is recalling Queso Fresco cheese because pasteurization temperature was not properly recorded and required air space temperature controls were not maintained during production.
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 FDA classified this as Class II. The source text indicates a failure in critical pasteurization controls for a fresh cheese product, which creates a risk of pathogenic contamination (particularly relevant for ready-to-eat dairy products). No reported illnesses are mentioned in the source, but the hazard involves failure of a fundamental food-safety control measure.
Plain-English summary
Lake Wolf Creamery is recalling Queso Fresco, a refrigerated crumbling fresh cheese, due to a failure to properly document milk pasteurization temperature and failure to maintain the required minimum air space temperature of 150°F during production.
The recalled product is vacuum-packaged in flexible plastic packages in net weights of 1.5 lbs. or 0.5 lbs., with a best-by date of 10/16/21. The product was distributed in Idaho and Washington.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions should contact Lake Wolf Creamery directly.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lake Wolf Creamery Queso Fresco, crumbling fresh cheese, refrigerated, vacuum packaged in flexible plastic packages, net wt. 1.5 lbs. or 0.5 lbs. No UPC.
- Manufacturer
- Lake Wolf Creamery
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Fresh Cheese
- Hazard
- pasteurization-failure
- temperature-control-failure
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)
- best by 10/16/21
Distribution
Distributed in 2 states:
- ID
- WA
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