MDS Foods Recalls Pepper Jack Cheese for Listeria Contamination
MDS Foods Inc is recalling specific lots of Troyer Pepper Jack 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
MDS Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,344 pounds of Troyer Pepper Jack Cheese. The recall involves two specific product variations: Troyer Pepper Jack EW Halfmoon (Item 10840, 8 oz, UPC 49646936106) and Troyer Pepper Jack EW Full Moon (Item 10841, 8 oz, UPC 49646936069). The affected products have 'Best if used by' dates ranging from February 28, 2017, through August 14, 2017.
The recall was initiated because a product sample collected by the State Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The affected cheese was distributed in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, the District of Columbia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries for the listed UPCs and expiration dates and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pepper Jack Cheese packaged as: (a) Troyer Pepper Jack EW Halfmoon, Item 10840, 8 oz, UPC 49646936106 (b) Troyer Pepper Jack EW Full Moon, Item 10841, 8 oz, UPC 49646936069
- 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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