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Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Jul 28, 2012 (14 years ago)

Shepherd's Way Big Woods Blue cut wrapped in cheese paper with… recall

Recalled by Tomales Bay Foods, Inc. · Petaluma, CA, United States

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

Why it was recalled

State of CA Department of Agriculture sampled finished product and found Listeria monocytogenes in Pondhopper cheese.

Pathogen: Listeria

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

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What was recalled

Shepherd's Way Big Woods Blue cut wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with magic marker and a Tomales Bay Foods sticker applied. Product is cut and packaged by Tomales Bay Foods, Petaluma, CA

Quantity: 31.9 pounds

Food: Cheese

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

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Pack Dates of 6/28 and after; Make date of 7/19/11 to 7/27/11

Where it was sold

California Florida North Carolina Oregon Utah Virginia Vermont Wisconsin

FDA's distribution note: Part One: CA, VA, VT, WI, OR, UT and Italy, Spain, Switzerland, France, Holland, Greece. Part Two: Dates of Distribution: 6/2512 - 7/27/12 Pattern: CA, NC, FL

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
Tomales Bay Foods, Inc.
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Jul 28, 2012
In FDA report of
Dec 12, 2012
Terminated
Dec 6, 2012
FDA recall number
F-0798-2013 · event 62710
Official record
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Also recalled with it (2 more products)

FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.

Class I · High risk Terminated Listeria

Tumulo Farms Pondhopper Cheese

Reason State of CA Department of Agriculture sampled finished product and found Listeria monocytogenes in Pondhopper cheese. .

Tomales Bay Foods, Inc. 8 states F-0797-2013

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Miranda

Reason Firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Tomales Bay Foods, Inc. 7 states F-1865-2017

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