The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1856-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

Vulto Creamery Andes Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Vulto Creamery is recalling Andes artisanal cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold nationwide, primarily in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California, and other specific regions.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Listeria monocytogenes contamination"

Plain-English summary

Vulto Creamery is voluntarily recalling 369 wheels of Andes artisanal cheese, net weight 12-13 lbs, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers all lots of the product.

The cheese was distributed nationwide, with the majority of sales occurring 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 high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, ANDES, NET WT. 12-13 lbs
Manufacturer
Vulto Creamery
Hazard
Affected units
369

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 →

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