Class IF-1887-2017

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

Colby cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Guggisberg; Dutch Farms; Meijer; Amish Classics; Lipari Old Tyme; Laubscher; Walnut Creek; Copperwood; Dietz & Watson; Banquet; Product packaged as: 6lb deli horns (4 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 or 4 per case; 15lb long horns (6 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 or 4 per case; 1lb Cut and Wrap ( 4 or 6 diameter x 1 thick pucks) 10 per case 39 slicer 4 diameter x 39 long cylinder (single per case) Products package in clear plastic bags. Bags sealed by vacuum sealing and shrink wrapping.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: All lots in market manufactured from 9/1/2016 to 1/27/2017 and distributed from 9/1/2016 to 2/7/2017. Lot numbers are printed on bag and case label. Lot# is the manufacturing date plus vat number (example: manufacturing date, 12/2/16; vat 7 = lot# 12/2/16 V7) Item #'s: W0105; L0104-85; L0102-86; L0102-71; L0102-70; L0102-65; L0102-64; L0102-63; D0102-86; D0102-83; D0102-82; D0102-72; D0102-71; D0102-70; D0102-65; D0102-64; S0101
Quantity: 4,121,370.18 lbs (total cheese/cheese products)

Why it was recalled

Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Recalling firm

Firm: Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC
Notification channel: E-Mail
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 11275 W 250 N, N/A, Middlebury, Indiana 46540-7708

Distribution

Distribution pattern: IL, OH, WI, NV, AL, AZ, PA, TN, MI, MN, and IN

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2017-02-05
FDA classified: 2017-04-24
Posted by FDA: 2017-05-03
Terminated: 2017-10-05
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1887-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.