Vulto Creamery artisanal cheese recalled for Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Vulto Creamery is recalling 211 wheels of handmade cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed 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 recall is classified as 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 recalling 211 wheels of artisanal handmade cheese, labeled as 'VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Hamden, NET WT. 3.5 lbs.' The recall is being conducted because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product includes all lots.
The cheese was distributed nationwide, with the majority 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 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, Hamden, NET WT. 3.5 lbs
- Manufacturer
- Vulto Creamery
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 211
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
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.
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