Meadow Gold Dairy Half & Half Recalled for Insufficient Pasteurization
Dean Foods is recalling Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half due to insufficient pasteurization. The product was distributed in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Utah.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 II and involves insufficient pasteurization, a significant safety defect that poses a risk of serious adverse health consequences, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Dean Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 1,206 containers of Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL). The recall is being issued because the product was not pasteurized sufficiently. The affected product is identified by the code: SELL BY 16-05 06-17-19 CK-D _ _:_ _ LK UPC: 4190007913.
The recalled product was distributed in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Utah. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class II, which indicates that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or that the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL)
- Manufacturer
- Dean Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Affected units
- 1,206
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)
- SELL BY 16-05 06-17-19 CK-D _ _:_ _ LK UPC: 4190007913
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Dean Foods, 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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