Deutsch Kase Haus Recalls Cheddar Cheese for Listeria Risk
Deutsch Kase Haus is recalling cheddar cheese products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected brands include Guggisberg, Amish Classics, Dutch Farms, and Banquet.
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
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling approximately 4.1 million pounds of cheddar cheese products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products are private-labeled under the brands Guggisberg, Amish Classics, Dutch Farms, and Banquet. The cheese is packaged in clear plastic bags, vacuum sealed and shrink wrapped, in various formats including 6lb deli horns, 15lb long horns, and 1lb cut and wrap pucks.
The recall covers all lots manufactured between September 1, 2016, and January 27, 2017, and distributed between September 1, 2016, and February 7, 2017. Lot numbers are printed on the bag and case labels and consist of the manufacturing date plus a vat number. The affected products were distributed in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific brands and packaging types. If they have the affected products, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheddar cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Guggisberg; Amish Classics; Dutch Farms; Banquet; Product packaged as: 6lb deli horns (4 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 or 4 per case; 15lb long horns (6 diameter x 13 long cylinder)…
- Manufacturer
- Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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 (7)
- 12/2/16
- vat 7 = lot# 12/2/16 V7) Item #'s: W0405
- L0404-85
- L0402-70
- D0402-83
- D0402-71
- D0402-70
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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