FDA recall record

Deutsch Kase Haus Colby cheese recall — FDA F-1887-2017

Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Class Iclassification
F-1887-2017official record ID
May 3, 2017report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordF-1887-2017
CategoryFood Recalls
ClassificationClass I
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmDeutsch Kase Haus, LLC
Report dateMay 3, 2017
Recall initiation dateFeb 5, 2017
Quantity4,121,370.18 lbs (total cheese/cheese products)
LocationMiddlebury, IN, United States

Official product description

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.

Why the product was recalled

Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Distribution information

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

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: E-Mail.

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