Schnucks Recalls Maytag Blue Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
Schnucks Markets is recalling Maytag Blue cheese cut and wrapped in-store due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.
Plain-English summary
Schnucks Markets is recalling approximately 15.3 lbs of Maytag Blue cheese that was cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap at the store level. The product was sold in various sizes, approximately 3-4 oz pieces, and labeled with a company-issued Maytag Blue cheese label and a Schnuck Markets scale label (UPC 0021806200000).
The recall was initiated because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese was distributed to Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa between February 4, 2016, and February 29, 2016. There was no military, foreign, or government distribution of this product.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Maytag Blue cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap at store level, sold in various sizes (approximately 3-4 oz pieces), labeled with company issued Maytag Blue cheese label and Schnuck Markets scale label, UPC 0021806200000.
- Manufacturer
- Schnucks Markets Corporate Office
- 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)
- Product was sold from 2/4/2016 throught 2/29/2016
Distribution
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