Guggisberg Cheese Recalls Farmers Cheese for Listeria Risk
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling specific lots of Farmers Cheese because the product may contain 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling 1,446 cases of Farmers Cheese sold under the brand names Amish Classic, Guggisberg, and Walnut Creek. The recall affects specific item numbers and lot numbers, including Item # 36107, 530406, D0902-64, D0902-70, and D0902-71.
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.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific item and lot numbers listed in the recall notice. If they have the affected product, they should stop consuming it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Farmers Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6lb & 15lb, Guggisberg 12oz, & 6lb Mini Horn, Walnut Creek 6lb
- Manufacturer
- Guggisberg Cheese Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,446
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 (13)
- Item # 36107
- Lot # 0906161
- 0909161
- 1028161 & 1111161
- Item # 530406
- Lot # 0909161
- Item # D0902-64
- Lot # 0916161 & 0930161
- Item # D0902-70
- Lot # 0909161 & 0916161
- Item # D0902-71
- Lot # 0916161
- 0930161 & 1014161.
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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