MDS Foods Recalls Farmers Cheese Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
MDS Foods Inc is recalling specific lots of Farmers Cheese because a sample tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. The affected products were 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 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 identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
MDS Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,113.8 pounds of Farmers Cheese products. The recall includes Amish Classics Farmers Cheese Mini Horn and various Troyer Farmers Cheese varieties (EW Halfmoon, EW Full Moon, and RW Halfmoon). The specific lots are identified by "Best if used by" dates ranging from 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017.
The recall was initiated after a sample of the product collected by the State Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. This is a serious foodborne pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The affected products were distributed in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed item numbers and expiration dates. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Farmers Cheese packaged as: (a) AMISH CLASSICS Farmers Cheese Mini Horn, Item 69209, 6 lbs, no UPC (b) Troyer Farmers EW Halfmoon, Item 69840, 8 oz, UPC 49646936137 (c) Troyer Farmers EW Full Moon, Item 69841, 8 oz, UPC 49646936083 (d) Troyer Farmers RW Halfmoon, Item…
- Manufacturer
- MDS Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- 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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