Dutch Valley Recalls Guggisberg Natural Cheese Colby Due to Listeria
Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling Guggisberg Natural Cheese Colby because the supplier notified them that the product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling 2,259 cases of Guggisberg Natural Cheese Colby in 1 lb, 2 lb, 6 lb, and 15 lb sizes. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products they received were contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was shipped to the following states: AR, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV. For the 1 lb and 2 lb packages, the Julian Codes range from 16245 to 17025. For the 6 lb and 15 lb packages, the "Used By" dates range from June 01, 2017, to October 27, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific codes and dates listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE COLBY INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color 1 lb, 2 lb, 6 lb & 15 lb 11275 W 250 N MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540
- Manufacturer
- Dutch Valley Food Distributors
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,259
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)
- 1 lb & 2 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025
- 6 lb & 15 lb: Used By June 01
- 2017 - Oct. 27
- 2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Dutch Valley Food Distributors 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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