Cheese by-products Fines small particles of cheese curds off of the whey recall

Recalled by Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC · Middlebury, IN, United States

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

Why it was recalled

Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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

The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.

What was recalled

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.

Quantity: 4,121,370.18 lbs (total cheese/cheese products)

Food: Cheese

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

All lots in market manufactured from 9/1/2016 to 1/27/2017 and distributed from 9/1/2016 to 2/7/2017.

Where it was sold

Alabama Arizona Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Nevada Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Wisconsin

FDA's distribution note: IL, OH, WI, NV, AL, AZ, PA, TN, MI, MN, and IN

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: Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC
Initiated by: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated: Feb 5, 2017
In FDA report of: May 3, 2017
Terminated: Oct 5, 2017
FDA recall number: F-1897-2017 · event 76426
Official record: FDA enforcement report search