Farmers Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Deutsch Kase Haus is recalling private-label farmers cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC is recalling approximately 4.1 million pounds of private-label farmers cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products are sold under the brands Guggisberg, Amish Classics, and Walnut Creek. The cheese is packaged in 6lb deli horns, sealed in clear plastic bags with vacuum sealing and shrink wrapping.
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 item numbers are D0902-71, D0902-70, and D0902-64.
The recalled cheese was distributed in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific brands and lot numbers. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Farmers cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Guggisberg; Amish Classics; Walnut Creek; Product packaged as: 6lb deli horns (4 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 per case; Products package in clear plastic bags. Bags sealed by…
- 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 (4)
- 12/2/16
- vat 7 = lot# 12/2/16 V7) Item #'s: D0902-71
- D0902-70
- D0902-64
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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