Green Cedar Ackawi cheese recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Harb Dairy is voluntarily recalling Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in Michigan after FDA and state officials confirmed the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Harb Dairy, Inc. DBA Green Cedar Dairy has initiated a voluntary recall of Green Cedar Ackawi cheese. The recall was initiated following notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is Green Cedar Ackawi cheese packaged in small clear plastic shrink wrap. The packaging bears a sell-by date of March 26, 2019, or later, which is located on a white sticker on the back of the product. The product is labeled "Keep Refrigerated." The recall is limited to Michigan.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in small clear plastic shrink wrapped packaging bearing a sell by date of March 26, 2019 or later. The sell by date is on a white sticker on the back of the product. , Keep Refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Harb Dairy, Inc. DBA Green Cedar Dairy
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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