Food recall

Hy-Vee Stores Inc recall: Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various...

Hy-Vee Stores Inc, of West Des Moines, IA, recalled Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various... and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 3, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 7, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed August 26, 2016

The recall

Company
Hy-Vee Stores Inc (West Des Moines, IA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73431

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1572-2016 Class I

    Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.

    Codes: Use by dates: Jan. 20, 2016 through May 3, 2016.

    Quantity: 1552 lbs.

  • F-1573-2016 Class I

    Maytag Blue cheese crumbles re-packaged and sold in plastic containers with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.

    Codes: Use by dates: Jan. 20, 2016 through May 3, 2016.

    Quantity: 210 lbs.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 7, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.