Grassfields Organic Raw Milk Chili Cheese Recalled for E. coli Risk
Grassfields Cheese is recalling organic raw milk Chili Cheese due to potential Shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination that can cause serious illness.
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. The presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which can cause life-threatening complications like HUS, supports this classification.
Plain-English summary
Grassfields Cheese, LLC is recalling approximately 2,250 pounds of organic raw milk Chili Cheese. The product is sold in 12-pound wheels, 6-pound half wheels, and wedges ranging from less than 12 pounds to 1/3 pound. Wheels and half wheels are packaged in cheese paper, while wedges are packaged in clear plastic cryovac. The cheese is refrigerated.
The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans. Symptoms of E. coli infection often include severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. In some cases, the infection can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially life-threatening complication that affects the kidneys and may result in permanent damage or death.
The affected product was distributed in Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, New York, Colorado, Washington, Tennessee, and Ohio. Consumers should check for any manufacturing date prior to August 1, 2016, which is printed immediately below the cheese variety name. All product on the market with a manufacturing date prior to this date is subject to the recall. Consumers should not consume the product and should contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chili Cheese 12 pound wheels, Six pound half wheels, and wedges of various sizes ranging from less than 12 pounds to 1/3 pound. Wheels and half wheels are sold packaged in cheese paper and wedges are sold packaged in clear plastic cryovac. Refrigerated, Organic raw milk…
- Manufacturer
- Grassfields Cheese, LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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 product on market. Any manuafcturing date prior to 8.1.16
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Grassfields Cheese, LLC 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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