Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2049-2014
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
Gouda Cheese wheels, Whole Wheels 10 lbs and Half Wheels 5 lbs., packaged under the the brand names: Mountain Gouda and Smiths Farmstand
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Julian date Code: 4037
- Quantity
- 21 wheels
Why it was recalled
Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Smith's Country Cheese, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 20 Otter River Rd, N/A, Winchendon, Massachusetts 01475-2040
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- MA
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-06-12
- FDA classified
- 2014-06-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2014-07-02
- Terminated
- 2017-07-10
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2049-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.