The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1857-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

Vulto Creamery Recalls Blue Blais Cheese Due to Listeria Risk

Vulto Creamery is recalling 13 wheels of Blue Blais artisanal cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold nationwide, primarily in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California, and Chicago.

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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Vulto Creamery is voluntarily recalling 13 wheels of its Blue Blais handmade artisanal cheese. The recall is being issued because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The affected 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. All lots of the product are included in this recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a date of distribution or specific store names.

The recalled product

Product
artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Blue Blais
Manufacturer
Vulto Creamery
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
Affected units
13

Is your product affected?

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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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