Guggisberg Cheese Gift Boxes Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling 199 custom gift boxes of Guggisberg cheese products because they were 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criterion for a score of 4 (Severe) as Class I recalls are never scored below 4.
Plain-English summary
Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling 199 custom gift boxes containing various packages of Guggisberg Cheese products. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by their supplier that the cheese products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were 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. The source text indicates that all affected units were purchased between September 1, 2016, and February 15, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased these gift boxes should stop using the products and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Custom Gift Box Containing various packages of Guggisberg Cheese products
- Manufacturer
- Dutch Valley Food Distributors
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 199
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 (1)
- All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17
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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