FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1572-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Use by dates: Jan. 20, 2016 through May 3, 2016.
Quantity
1552 lbs.

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Hy-Vee Stores Inc
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
5820 Westown Pkwy, N/A, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266-8223

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-03-03
FDA classified
2016-08-26
Posted by FDA
2016-09-07
Terminated
2016-08-26
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1572-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.