The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1853-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

Vulto Creamery Recalls Handmade Miranda Cheese Due to Listeria Risk

Vulto Creamery is recalling handmade Miranda cheese nationwide due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard or return the product.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Vulto Creamery is recalling 1,460 wheels of its handmade Miranda artisanal cheese, net weight 0.5 lbs. The recall is being conducted because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is identified as artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Miranda, NET WT. 0.5 lbs.

The recall covers all lots of this specific product. The cheese was distributed nationwide, with the majority of units sold at retail locations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, California, Chicago, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Miranda, NET WT. 0.5 lbs,
Manufacturer
Vulto Creamery
Hazard
Affected units
1,460

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)

  • all lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 3 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Vulto Creamery 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 8 products in this recall →