FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1701-2017

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

Marble Cheese packaged as: (a) Troyer Marble EW Halfmoon, Item 18840, 8 oz, UPC 49646936113 (b) Troyer Marble EW Full Moon, Item 18841, 8 oz, UPC 49646936052 (c) Troyer Marble RW Halfmoon, Item 18842, 8 oz, no UPC

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Numbers: (a) Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (b) Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017 (c) Best if used by: 02/28/2017 through 08/14/2017
Quantity
2322.04 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-1701-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.