MDS Foods Recalls Havarti Cheese for Listeria Contamination
MDS Foods Inc is recalling specific lots of Havarti cheese due to potential cross-contamination with 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
MDS Foods Inc is recalling 36 lbs of Havarti cheese packaged as AMISH CLASSICS Deli Made EZ Havarti .75oz St Pk Slice. The recall is due to potential cross-contamination from a product collected by the State Department of Agriculture that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Lot Number (a) with a Best if Used by date of 5/3/2017. The product was distributed in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.
Consumers should stop using the recalled product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Havarti Cheese Packaged as: (a) AMISH CLASSICS Deli Made EZ Havarti .75oz St Pk Slice, Item 71554, 1.5 lbs, UPC 82853715542
- 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 (1)
- Lot Numbers: (a) Best if Used by: 5/3/2017
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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