FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1855-2017

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

artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Willowemoc, NET WT. 8-10 lbs @ 10" diameter

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
all lots
Quantity
58 wheels

Why it was recalled

Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Recalling firm

Firm
Vulto Creamery
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
44 West St, N/A, Walton, New York 13856-1479

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide with most being sold at retail locations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, California, Chicago IL, Portland Oregon and Washington, DC.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-03-03
FDA classified
2017-04-04
Posted by FDA
2017-04-12
Terminated
2019-06-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1855-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.