Class IF-1897-2017

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

Cheese by-products. Fines small particles of cheese curds off of the whey. Pressed Horns end of day cheese left over that is not enough to press in a tower or deli press gets pressed using the traditional press and sold as pressed horns. Split Horns co-mingled cheese portion produced in tower when changing from processing one cheese variety to another. #2 during processing if cheese does not meet specification (too dry, not enough salt). Trims ends that are removed from horns before packaged. 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.
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-1897-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.