Kuster's Inc. Recalls Shredded Cheese for Listeria Risk
Kuster's Inc. is voluntarily recalling shredded, sliced, and cubed cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination or inadequate pasteurization.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Kuster's Inc. is voluntarily recalling its shredded, sliced, and cubed cheese products. The recall is being conducted following a supplier's recall of cheese due to the potential for the cheese to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes or inadequately pasteurized.
The affected product is identified as Nor-Tech Dairy Mozz/Muenster/Prov Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, packaged in 5 lb. plastic bags. The specific code information for the recalled items is a best used by date of 12-05-2016. The total quantity involved in this recall is 2,740 lbs.
The product was distributed domestically in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific packages and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nor-Tech Dairy Mozz/Muenster/Prov Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Kuster's Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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)
- best used by: 12-05-2016
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Kuster's 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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