Tomales Bay Foods Recalls Pondhopper Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
Tomales Bay Foods is recalling specific Pondhopper cheese wheels because testing found Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should discard or return the product.
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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Tomales Bay Foods, Inc. is recalling 101.1 pounds of Tumulo Farms Pondhopper cheese. The affected product consists of cut or partial wheels wrapped in cheese paper, marked with a magic marker, and bearing a Tomales Bay Foods sticker. The cheese was cut and packaged by Tomales Bay Foods in Petaluma, California.
The recall was initiated after the State of California Department of Agriculture sampled the finished product and detected Listeria monocytogenes. The affected units have pack dates of 6/28 and after. Distribution occurred between June 25, 2012, and July 27, 2012, to locations in California, North Carolina, and Florida, as well as several international destinations including Italy, Spain, Switzerland, France, Holland, Greece, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Utah.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tumulo Farms, Pondhopper Cheese; any cut or partial wheels, wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with magic marker and a Tomales Bay Foods sticker applied. Product is cut and packaged by Tomales Bay Foods, Petaluma, CA
- Manufacturer
- Tomales Bay Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- 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)
- Pack Dated of 6/28 and after
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Tomales Bay Foods, 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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