Biery Cheese Recalls Colored Trim Due to Listeria Contamination
Biery Cheese, Inc. is recalling 23 bulk totes of Colored Trim For Sale because the product tested positive 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a food product typically warrants the highest severity rating due to the potential for serious health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Biery Cheese, Inc. is recalling 23 bulk totes of Colored Trim For Sale. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by its supplier that various cheese products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was shipped to distributors in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The shipment dates ranged from October 5, 2016, to October 31, 2016.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory and contact Biery Cheese, Inc. for further instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Colored Trim For Sale
- Manufacturer
- Biery Cheese, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23
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)
- Shipped From 10/5/16-10/31/16
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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