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Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Nov 14, 2018 (8 years ago)

Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in small clear plastic shrink wrapped… recall

Recalled by Harb Dairy, Inc. DBA Green Cedar Dairy · Dearborn, MI, United States

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Harb Dairy dba Green Cedar Dairy initiated a voluntary recall of Ackawi cheese following notification by U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that the product was positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Pathogen: Listeria

Listeria monocytogenes can grow even in the fridge and is especially dangerous in pregnancy.

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What was recalled

Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in small clear plastic shrink wrapped packaging bearing a sell by date of March 26, 2019 or later. The sell by date is on a white sticker on the back of the product. , Keep Refrigerated

Quantity: N/A

Food: Cheese

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

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Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in small clear plastic shrink wrapped packaging bearing a sell by date of March 26, 2019 or later. The sell by date is on a white sticker on the back of the product.

Where it was sold

Michigan

FDA's distribution note: Michigan only

Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm
Harb Dairy, Inc. DBA Green Cedar Dairy
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Nov 14, 2018
In FDA report of
Dec 12, 2018
Terminated
May 20, 2019
FDA recall number
F-0751-2019 · event 81575
Official record
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