The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0720-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Member's Mark Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese Recalled for Glove Remnants

Member's Mark Mild Cheddar shredded cheese is being recalled due to possible glove remnants. The recall affects specific lots distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio.

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 of cheese contaminated with glove remnants, a physical foreign material that poses potential choking or injury risk. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.

Plain-English summary

Biery Cheese Company is recalling Member's Mark Mild Cheddar Fancy (Fine) Shredded Cheese due to the possible presence of glove remnants in the product. The recalled cheese was packaged in 5-pound bags, with 8 packages per case, for a total of 320 cases.

The recalled product was distributed to retail locations in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio. Consumers with packages matching the affected lot information (Lot # 0506242331218, Run # 36699681, Best By date of 06 May 2024) should not consume the product.

Consumers who have purchased the affected cheese should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.

The recalled product

Product
Member's Mark - Mild Cheddar Fancy (Fine) Shredded Cheese packaged in 5lbs, 8 packages per case
Affected units
320

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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