Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1840-2017
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
DIETZ & WATSON Pasteurized Process New York State Cheddar Cheese with Jalapeno & Cayenne NET WT. 8 OZ. (227G) INGREDIENTS: Aged Cheddar Cheese, (Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Jalapeno Peppers, Red Cayenne Pepper Flakes, Sodium Phosphate, CONTAINS: MILK DISTRIBUTED BY: DIETZ AND WATSON, INC. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135 UPC 0 31506 79412 4
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell By May/6/2017
- Quantity
- 106 cases of 12 / 8 oz packages
Why it was recalled
The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products test positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Biery Cheese, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 6544 Paris Ave, N/A, Louisville, Ohio 44641-9593
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product was shipped to the following states: FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, NJ, OH, PA & WI.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2017-02-15
- FDA classified
- 2017-04-04
- Posted by FDA
- 2017-04-12
- Terminated
- 2018-03-21
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1840-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.