Natural Way Cheese Ranch Cheese Curds Recalled for Improper Milk Storage
Natural Way Cheese is recalling Ranch Cheese Curds due to milk stored in a holding tank beyond the required 72-hour cleaning interval. The recalled products were distributed in Michigan and Indiana.
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: FDA Class II recall involving improper milk storage that exceeds sanitation requirements. No illnesses or confirmed contamination have been reported, making this a risk-of-harm situation without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Natural Way Cheese is recalling Ranch Cheese Curds in 12-ounce retail packages. The milk used in production was stored in a holding tank for longer than the required 72-hour sanitation interval.
The recalled product was distributed in Michigan and Indiana. The affected packages have UPC code 8 10056 75014 5 and code information 01042212 04/04/22.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Natural Way Cheese Ranch Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056 75014 5, 12 retail units per wholesale case
- Manufacturer
- Natural Way Cheese
- 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)
- 01042212 04/04/22
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Natural Way Cheese 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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