MDS Foods Recalls Muenster Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination
MDS Foods Inc is recalling specific Muenster cheese products because a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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 is the highest severity level for food recalls, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
MDS Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling approximately 4,598.58 pounds of Muenster cheese products. The recall is being conducted because a product sample collected by the State Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, indicating potential cross-contamination.
The affected products include Amish Classics Muenster RW End Chunks, Amish Classics Muenster RW Square, Deli Made EZ Muenster St Pk .75 oz Slice, Meijer Muenster EW Square, and Old Tyme Muenster EW Square. Specific lot numbers and best-if-used-by dates are listed in the official recall notice. The 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 products should check their pantries for the specific item numbers and dates listed in the recall notice. If they possess any of the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Muenster Cheese packaged as: (a) AMISH CLASSICS Muenster RW End Chunks, Item 61243, 12 lbs, no UPC (b) AMISH CLASSICS Muenster RW square, Item 61244, 8 oz, no UPC (c) Deli Made EZ Muenster St Pk .75 oz Slice, Item 61552, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653615521 (d) Meijer Muenster…
- Manufacturer
- MDS Foods Inc
- 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 (6)
- Lot Numbers: (a) Best if used by: 273-16
- 319-16
- 341-16 (b) Best if used by: 3/28/2017
- 5/13/2017
- 6/4/2017 (c) Best if used by: 328-16 (d) Best if used by: 3/28/2017
- 6/10/2017 (e) Best if used by: 6/4/2017
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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