Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-1661-2017·Announced 2017-03-29

Lakeview Cheese Recalls Colby Longhorn Products Due to Listeria Risk

Lakeview Cheese Co LLC is recalling Colby Longhorn cheese products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers cheese distributed in six western states.

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 identifies the agency classification as 'Class I' and the hazard as 'Listeria monocytogenes', which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (FDA Class I).

Plain-English summary

Lakeview Cheese Co LLC is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of Colby Longhorn cheese, including 12 oz. packages, random weight sizes, and bulk cases. The recall affects approximately 355,477.90 pounds of cheese. The products were sold under various brand names, including Food City, Bashas', Lakeview, Banquet, and Fresh Market.

The recall was initiated after Lakeview was notified by its supplier that cheese supplied between September 1, 2016, and January 27, 2017, is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product: Food City Colby Longhorn Cheese, 12 oz. package; also sold in random weight sizes. (Bashas' brand) sold at retail stores) Also sold in 4/13# in Bashas' and Lakeview labels; and RW EW case 36#, no label for Bashas' ;20/1# CW Banquet label and Colby Longhorn Cheese 16 oz.…
Manufacturer: Lakeview Cheese Co Llc
Category: Food — Cheese
Hazard: listeria

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 (8)

All product received by Lakeview between September 1
2016 and January 27
2017. Lakeview Codes: 1115 Colby LH 4/13#
1203 Banquet Baby Colby Jk RW Wheel 18/2#
4355 Colby LH 48/12 oz.
4358 Longhorn Colby RW EW case 36# No Label
5536 Colby LH 20/1# CWBanquet Label
622414 LH Colby 4/13 # R/W - Bahsas'

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Lakeview Cheese Co Llc 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Lakeview Cheese Co Llc

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