Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2101-2017·Announced 2017-05-03

Guggisberg Cheese Recalls Colby Cheese for Potential Listeria Contamination

Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling Colby Cheese sold under multiple brands due to potential 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 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 violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Guggisberg Cheese Inc is voluntarily recalling 31,830 cases of Colby Cheese sold under the brand names Amish Classic, Dietz & Watson, Dutch Farms, Guggisberg, Lipari, Meijer, and Walnut Creek. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was shipped to Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Specific item numbers and lot codes are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should check their pantries for the specific item and lot numbers listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Colby Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6lb & 15lb, Dietz & Watson 6lb, Dutch Farms 6lb, Guggisberg 8oz, 12oz, 1ib, 6lb, 14lb & 15lb, Lipari 6lb & 15lb, Meijer & Walnut Creek 6lb & 15lb
Manufacturer: Guggisberg Cheese Inc
Category: Food — Cheese
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 31,830

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 (20)

Item #: 36102
Lot #: 1020165
1021164
1110162 & 1202163
Item #: 36104
Lot #: 0930162
Item #: 360102
Lot #: 1026163
Item #: 370102
Lot #: 912162
Item #: 370103
Lot #: 0930165
Item #: 520202
Lot #: 0107174
0905164
0905165
0907161
1003166
1003169
1005169

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

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.

See all 9 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Guggisberg Cheese Inc

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