Guggisberg Cheese Recalls Butter Cheese for Potential Listeria Contamination
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling Amish Creamery Butter Cheese because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to 13 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 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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.
Plain-English summary
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling 150 cases of Amish Creamery Butter Cheese. The product is sold under the brand names Amish Classic (6 lb and 15 lb) and Guggisberg (15 lb). The recall was initiated after the firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Lot # 1004162 & Item # D1002-71, 330202 & L1002-71. The cheese was shipped to the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot and item numbers listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a date for the recall or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- Amish Creamery Butter Cheese Sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb & 15 ib and Guggisberg 15 ib Distributed by: Guggisberg Cheese, 5060 S.R. 557, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Manufacturer
- Guggisberg Cheese Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 150
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 (2)
- Lot # 1004162 & Item # D1002-71
- 330202 & L1002-71.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Guggisberg Cheese Inc 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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