The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1771-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Luqman Cheese Due to E. coli

Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling Luqman Cheese, Yellow Colby Buffalo Ranch, because laboratory analysis found levels of generic E. coli 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 corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is voluntarily recalling Luqman Cheese, Yellow Colby Buffalo Ranch, Net Weight 8 oz. The recall involves 25 lbs. of the product distributed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. All lots and all codes are affected.

The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found that various cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli. The source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled or the specific distribution dates.

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

The recalled product

Product
Luqman Cheese, Yellow Colby Buffalo Ranch, Net Weight 8 oz., Dist 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 →

Similar recalls