FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1857-2017

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, Blue Blais

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
all lots
Quantity
13 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-1857-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

Class I food recall: artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Blue Blais · FDA Food Recalls