FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1710-2017

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

Pepper Jack Cheese packaged as: (a) Troyer Pepper Jack EW Halfmoon, Item 10840, 8 oz, UPC 49646936106 (b) Troyer Pepper Jack EW Full Moon, Item 10841, 8 oz, UPC 49646936069

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
Quantity
1344 lbs

Why it was recalled

Potential cross contamination from a of product collected by the State Department of Agriculture which 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-1710-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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