Class IF-1694-2017

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

Colby Cheese packaged as follows: (a) AMISH CLASSICS, DELI HORN, Item 55209, NET WT 6 LBS, UPC 0 08 28653 55209 3 (b) AMISH CLASSICS, FULLMOON(R), Item 55241, approximately 8 oz, UPC 828653552413 (c) AMISH CLASSICS EW FULL MOON, ITEM 55245, 8 oz, UPC 828653552451 (d) 8/2# RW Deli Readi Colby Mini Cheese Slices, ITEM 55831, 2 lbs., UPC 634660 628597 (e) Deli Made EZ(R) Slices, NET WT1.5 LB (681g), Item 55553, UPC 8 28653 55554 4 (f) Meijer Colby Cheese DELI HORN, Item 55755, 6 lbs., no UPC (g) Amish Classics Colby RW Halfmoon, Item 55244, 8 oz, no UPC (h) Meijer Colby EW Halfmoon, Item 55758, 8 oz, UPC 7 13733 34047 2 (i) RW Deli Readi Colby 1/2 Moon Slices, Item 55830, 1 lb, UPC 6 34660 62872 6 (j) Old Tyme Colby EW Halfmoon, Item 55703, 8 oz, UPC 8 28653 10555 8 (k) AMISH CLASSICS Colby Longhorn, Item 55523, 15 lbs, no UPC (l) Dietz & Watson Colby Mini Horn, Item 55740, 6 lbs, no UPC (m) Troyer Colby EW Halfmoon, Item 55840, 8 oz, UPC 04964693609 (n) Troyer Colby EW Full Moon, Item 55841, 8 oz, UPC 049646936045 (o) Troyer Colby RW Halfmoon, Item 55842, 8 oz, no UPC

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: (a) Lot Numbers: Sell By: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (b) Lot Numbers: Best if Used By: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (c) Lot Numbers: Best if Used By: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (d) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (e) Lot number 335-16, Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (f) Lot Numbers: Sell by Date: 05/02/2017, 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (g) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (h) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (i) Lot Numbers: USE BY: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (j) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (k) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (l) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (m) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (n) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (o) Lot Numbers: Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017
Quantity: 10019.1 lbs

Why it was recalled

Sample of product collected by the State Department of Agriculture tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes

Recalling firm

Firm: MDS Foods Inc
Notification channel: E-Mail
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 4676 Erie Ave SW Ste A, Massillion, Ohio 44662-9658

Distribution

Distribution pattern: FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2017-02-04
FDA classified: 2017-03-23
Posted by FDA: 2017-03-29
Status: Ongoing

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1694-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.