White Colby Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling White Colby cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 11 states.
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 meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling White Colby cheese because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product is private-labeled for other companies under the brand name Walnut Creek. The cheese is packaged as 15lb long horns (6 diameter x 13 long cylinder), with 2 per case, and is sealed in clear plastic bags using vacuum sealing and shrink wrapping.
The recall covers a total of 4,121,370.18 lbs of cheese and cheese products. All lots in the market were manufactured between September 1, 2016, and January 27, 2017, and distributed between September 1, 2016, and February 7, 2017. The product was distributed in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana. Lot numbers are printed on the bag and case label and consist of the manufacturing date plus the vat number (e.g., 12/2/16 V7). The item number is L0352-64.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and lot numbers. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- White Colby cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Walnut Creek Product packaged as: 15lb long horns (6 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 per case; Products package in clear plastic bags. Bags sealed by vacuum sealing and shrink…
- Manufacturer
- Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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 (2)
- 12/2/16
- vat 7 = lot# 12/2/16 V7) Item #'s: L0352-64
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC 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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