FDA Food Recalls

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.

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