The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1751-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Dutchland Homestead American Cheese for E. coli

Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling 401 lbs of Dutchland Homestead American Cheese because laboratory analysis found E. coli levels exceeding allowed limits.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (E. coli) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is recalling 401 lbs of Dutchland Homestead American Cheese, Net Weight 8 oz. The product was handcrafted and distributed by Cumberland Valley Creamery in Mechanicsburg, PA. The recall covers all lots and all codes.

The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found that various cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli. The product was distributed in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Dutchland Homestead, American Cheese, Net Weight 8 oz.., Handcrafted & Distributed by: Cumberland Valley Creamery, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055;
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 (2)

  • All lots
  • all codes.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC 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.

See all 29 products in this recall →

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