Biery Cheese Co Recalls Shredded Swiss Cheese Due to Foreign Material
Biery Cheese Co is recalling 5 lb bags of Shredded Swiss Cheese after a customer reported finding foreign yellow plastic material in the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard is a foreign object (plastic) with no reported injuries or illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Biery Cheese Co is voluntarily recalling 830 cases of 5 lb plastic bags of Shredded Swiss Cheese. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by a customer of foreign yellow plastic material in the product.
The affected product is Item #1550 with a Sell By date of 2/19/2014. The cheese was manufactured by Biery Cheese Co in Louisville, OH, and shipped to Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Shredded Swiss Cheese, INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cheese Culture, Enzymes......Aged 60 days. CONTAINS: MILK NET WT. 80 OZ. (5 LB.) 2.2kg MFG By Biery cheese Co., Louisville, OH 44641
- Manufacturer
- Biery Cheese Co
- 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 (2)
- Item #1550
- Lot code: Sell By 2/19/2014
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