Pepper Colby-Jack Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling various brands of pepper cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 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 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: "Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."
Plain-English summary
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling approximately 4.1 million pounds of pepper Colby-Jack cheese products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products are sold under private labels including Guggisberg, Dutch Farms, Amish Classics, Lipari Old Tyme, and Walnut Creek. The cheese is packaged in clear plastic bags and sold in 6lb deli horns or 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. 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 labels and consist of the manufacturing date plus a vat number.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers against the recall information and stop consuming the cheese if it matches the affected dates and brands. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pepper Colby-Jack (or: Pepper Marble Jack; Lightning Jack; Thunder Jack; Firecracker; Jalapeno Jack; Jumping Jack) cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Guggisberg; Dutch Farms; Amish Classics; Lipari Old Tyme; Walnut Creek…
- Manufacturer
- Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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: D0602-83
- D0602-71
- D0602-70
- D0602-65
- D0602-64
- W0605
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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