Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1776-2017
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
Great Midwest Applewood Smoked Gouda Cheese, approximately 6 lbs, keep refrigerated
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Great Midweest: SELL BY MAY 22 17 G7/1 00:00 Case Lot ID: 6061123038, 6061122067, 6061123044, 6061122035, 6061123070
- Quantity
- 33,978 lbs for all products
Why it was recalled
Certain Gouda Cheese products are being recalled after Saputo was notified by their supplier that the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 13190 Velp Ave, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313-8040
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- WI , IL, CA, WY, GA , MO, OK , IN , OH, PA, LA , NC, FL , TX , NY, MN.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2017-02-15
- FDA classified
- 2017-03-28
- Posted by FDA
- 2017-04-05
- Terminated
- 2017-09-28
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1776-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.