Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1573-2016
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
Maytag Blue cheese crumbles re-packaged and sold in plastic containers 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
- 210 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-1573-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.