The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1974-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Holiday Cheese Baskets Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling Holiday Crowd Pleaser Baskets containing Guggisberg Marble Cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling two Holiday Crowd Pleaser Baskets that contain packages of Guggisberg Marble Cheese. 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 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 the products were purchased between September 1, 2016, and February 15, 2017.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Holiday Crowd Pleaser Basket Containing packages Guggisberg Marble Cheese.
Hazard
Affected units
2

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.

See all 12 products in this recall →