Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Unlabeled Colby Cheeses for E. coli
Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling unlabeled Colby cheeses 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) exceeding allowed limits, which aligns with the rubric for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is recalling various unlabeled Colby cheeses that were manufactured for repack and relabel. The recall involves 6,614.21 units of product distributed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. All lots and codes are affected.
The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found instances where the cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli. The source text does not specify the exact number of units, specific lot numbers, or dates of distribution beyond the total quantity and distribution states provided.
Consumers who have purchased these unlabeled Colby cheeses should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Colby cheeses various, unlabeled, Manufactured for repack and relabel cheeses.
- Manufacturer
- Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC
- 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 (2)
- All lots
- all codes.
Distribution
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.
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