Hinterland Dairy Cheese Recalled for Potential E. Coli Contamination
Hinterland Dairy Farmstead Cheese French Onion + Chive (8oz packages, Lot 1670) distributed in Iowa may contain E. coli. The FDA issued a Class II recall; consumers should discard the product or return it to their retailer.
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: E. coli is a high-risk pathogen. The FDA's Class II classification for this cheese contamination, combined with the potential for serious foodborne illness, warrants a High severity rating per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hinterland Dairy Inc is recalling Farmstead Cheese French Onion + Chive, a jack-style cheese sold in 8-ounce packages. The recalled product is Lot 1670 and was distributed in Iowa. Approximately 24 pounds of product were affected by this recall.
The FDA issued a Class II recall because the cheese may contain E. coli, a pathogenic bacterium capable of causing serious foodborne illness.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be discarded or returned to the retailer where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hinterland Dairy Farmstead Cheese French Onion + Chive, a jack-style cheese, packaged in 8oz packages.
- Manufacturer
- Hinterland Dairy Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Hazard
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)
- Lot 1670
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Hinterland Dairy Inc 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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