Guggisberg Thunder Jack Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling Thunder Jack Cheese sold as Amish Classic Firecracker 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 mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Plain-English summary
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling 2,051 cases of Thunder Jack Cheese sold under the brand names Amish Classic Firecracker and Guggisberg. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product includes specific item numbers and lot codes, including Item # 63062, Item # 630604, Item # D0602-65, Item # D0602-70, and Item # D0602-71. The product was shipped to the states of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled items. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Thunder Jack Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic Firecracker & Guggisberg
- Manufacturer
- Guggisberg Cheese Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,051
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 (17)
- Item # 63062
- Lot # 0916167
- 0930162
- 1014167 & 1028167
- Item # 630604
- Item # D0602-65
- Lot # 0902164
- 0902165
- 0916166 &
- 0916167
- Item # D0602-70
- Lot # 0902166
- 0902167
- 0916167 & 0930168
- Item # D0602-71
- 0930164
- 0930168 & 1014166.
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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