MDS Foods Recalls Colby Jack Cheese Due to Listeria Monocytogenes
MDS Foods Inc is recalling specific varieties of Colby Jack Cheese after a sample tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. The recall covers products distributed across 16 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 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
MDS Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling approximately 17,144.5 pounds of Colby Jack Cheese. The recall was initiated after a sample of the product collected by the State Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. The affected products include various packaging formats and brands, such as Meijer, Amish Classics, Deli Readi, Lipari Old Tyme, and Dietz & Watson, with specific item numbers and UPC codes listed in the official notice.
The recalled cheese was distributed in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. The affected lots have sell-by or best-if-used-by dates ranging from February 28, 2017, through August 14, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their pantries for the specific item numbers and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Colby Jack Cheese packaged as follows: (a) m markets of Meijer(R), NET WT 6 LBS (2.72 kg), Item 18755, UPC 71091718755 (b) Amish classics Colby Jack RW Halfmoon, Item 18244, 8 oz, no UPC (c) Meijer Colby Jack EW Halfmoon Chunk, Item 18758, 8 oz, UPC 713733340588 (d) Amish…
- Manufacturer
- MDS Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 17 recalled by MDS Foods Inc 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.
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