Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1662-2017·Announced 2017-03-29

Lakeview Cheese Recalls Colby Jack Products for Listeria Risk

Lakeview Cheese Co. is recalling various Colby Jack cheese products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a supplier.

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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Lakeview Cheese Co. is voluntarily recalling multiple varieties of Colby Jack cheese, including Food City, Bashas', Lakeview, Banquet, and Longhorn brands. The recall affects approximately 355,477.90 pounds of cheese in various package sizes, including 12 oz. packages, 4/13# cases, and 20# cases.

The recall was initiated after Lakeview was notified by its supplier that cheese supplied between September 1, 2016, and January 27, 2017, is being recalled due to the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. 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 codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Food City Colby Jack Cheese, 12 oz. package; also sold in random weight sizes (Bashas' brand name) Also sold in 4/13# with Lakeview name; Banquet Baby Colby Jack RW Wheel 18/2# : Colby Jack LH 20/1# CW Banquet; Colby Jk Longhorn Cheese 16 oz. Yoke's Fresh Market 20# case…
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 (7)

All product received by Lakeview between September 1
2016 and January 27
2017. Lakeview Codes: 1119 Co-Jack LH 4/13#
4356 Colby/Jack LH 48/12 oz.
4359 Longhorn Colby/Jack RW EW case 36# No Label
5537 Co Jack LH 20/1# CW Banquet Label
622415 LH Colby/Jack 4/13 # - Bashas'.

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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