FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1890-2017

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

White Colby cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Walnut Creek Product packaged as: 15lb long horns (6 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 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: L0352-64
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-1890-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.