Biery Cheese Recalls Pepper Jack Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
Biery Cheese, Inc. is recalling Dietz & Watson Pepper Jack Cheese because the supplier reported positive tests for 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Biery Cheese, Inc. is recalling 109 cases of 12 8-ounce packages of Dietz & Watson Pepper Jack Cheese. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by the UPC 0 31506 79450 6 and a Sell By date of May/6/2017. The cheese was distributed to Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- DIETZ & WATSON Pepper Jack Cheese NET WT. 8 OZ. (227G) INGREDIENTS: Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Jalapeno Peppers, Salt, Enzymes. CONTAINS: MILK DISTRIBUTED BY: DIETZ AND WATSON, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135 UPC 0 31506 79450 6
- Manufacturer
- Biery Cheese, 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)
- Sell By May/6/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Biery Cheese, 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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