The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1977-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Dutch Valley Recalls Amish Sampler Cheese Boxes Due to Listeria

Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling Ultimate Amish Sampler Boxes containing Guggisberg cheeses due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Dutch Valley Food Distributors is recalling 10 boxes of the Ultimate Amish Sampler Box. The product contains packages of Guggisberg Colby Cheese, Guggisberg Marble Cheese, and Guggisberg Pepperjack Cheese.

The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by its supplier that the cheese products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were purchased between September 1, 2016, and February 15, 2017.

The product was distributed 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. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific items and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ultimate Amish SAmpler Box Containing packages of Guggisberg Colby Cheese, Guggisberg Marble Cheese.& Guggisberg Pepperjack Cheese.
Hazard
Affected units
10

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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