Natural Way Cheese Dill Cheese Curds Recalled for Improper Milk Storage
Natural Way Cheese is recalling Dill Cheese Curds because milk was stored in a holding tank longer than the required 72-hour cleaning interval. The improper storage creates a potential food safety risk.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for improper milk storage without reported illnesses or injuries. The storage violation creates a potential food safety risk, but no pathogenic contamination has been confirmed.
Plain-English summary
Natural Way Cheese is recalling its Dill Cheese Curds (12 oz plastic bags, UPC 8 10056 75019 0, with code 01042206 and date 04/04/22) distributed in Michigan and Indiana.
The milk used in the cheese curds was stored in a holding tank for longer than the required 72-hour cleaning interval. This improper storage violates food safety standards and creates a potential food safety risk.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. If you have this product, dispose of it or return it to the retailer where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Natural Way Cheese Dill Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056 75019 0, 12 retail units per wholesale case
- Manufacturer
- Natural Way Cheese
- 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)
- 01042206 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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