Food recall

Farm Country Cheese House, Inc. recall: White Cheddar Cheese

Farm Country Cheese House, Inc., of Lakeview, MI, recalled White Cheddar Cheese and 4 other products. The FDA's reason: “Farm Country Cheese House is conducting a voluntary recall of multiple vats of cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 10, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 23, 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 May 2, 2017

The recall

Company
Farm Country Cheese House, Inc. (Lakeview, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Farm Country Cheese House is conducting a voluntary recall of multiple vats of cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Domestic: MI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75427

The 5 products recalled

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

  • F-0428-2017 Class I

    White Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb. blocks

    Codes: Made on 09/23/2016, Vat A

    Quantity: 1247.53 lbs.

  • F-0429-2017 Class II

    Monterey Jack Cheese, 40 lb. blocks

    Codes: Made on 09/26/2016, Vat A

    Quantity: 1869.34 lbs

  • F-0430-2017 Class II

    White Cheddar, thirty-nine, 40 lb. blocks from Vat A and 25 40 lb. blocks from Vat C

    Codes: Made on 09/26/2016, Vat A, and Vat C

    Quantity: 1869.34 lbs. Vat A + 1016.55 lbs. Vat C

  • F-0431-2017 Class II

    Hot Pepper Cheese, forty-five 40 lb. blocks

    Codes: Made on 09/28/2016, Vat A

    Quantity: 1878.76

  • F-0432-2017 Class II

    Marble Cheese, thirty-three 40 lb. blocks

    Codes: Made on 09/28/2016, Vat B

    Quantity: 1294.96 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 November 23, 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.