Mecox Bay Dairy Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese Recalled for Listeria
Mecox Bay Dairy is recalling Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese after New York State sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in New York and Chicago.
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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Mecox Bay Dairy is recalling specific portions of Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese. The recall involves cheese in plastic wrap with code L 2148, in sizes ranging from 0.25 lb to 3 lb portions of a 3 lb wheel. A total of 54 lbs of the product is affected.
The recall was initiated after the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) detected Listeria monocytogenes in the cheese during sampling. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall.
The product was distributed in New York and Chicago, Illinois. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mecox Bay Dairy Sunrise Raw Milk Cheese in plastic wrap code L 2148 Size Range between .25 lb to 3 lb portions of a 3 lb wheel.
- Manufacturer
- Mecox Bay Dairy
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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)
- L 2148
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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