Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1586-2016
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 cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap at store level, sold in various sizes (approximately 3-4 oz pieces), labeled with company issued Maytag Blue cheese label and Schnuck Markets scale label, UPC 0021806200000.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Product was sold from 2/4/2016 throught 2/29/2016
- Quantity
- 15.3 lbs.
Why it was recalled
Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Schnucks Markets Corporate Office
- Notification channel
- Other
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 11420 Lackland Rd, Saint Louis, Missouri 63146-3559
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed to MO, IL, and IA. There was no military/foreign/government distribution.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-02-29
- FDA classified
- 2016-09-02
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-09-14
- Terminated
- 2017-01-27
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1586-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.