Food recall

Dutch Valley Food Distributors recall: GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE COLBY INGREDIENTS

Dutch Valley Food Distributors, of Millersburg, OH, recalled GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE COLBY INGREDIENTS and 11 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products they received were contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 16, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 26, 2017. 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 February 15, 2018

The recall

Company
Dutch Valley Food Distributors (Millersburg, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products they received were contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Producct was shipped to the following states: AR, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI & WV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76505

The 12 products recalled

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

  • F-1966-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE COLBY INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color 1 lb, 2 lb, 6 lb & 15 lb 11275 W 250 N MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: 1 lb & 2 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025; 6 lb & 15 lb: Used By June 01, 2017 - Oct. 27, 2017

    Quantity: 2,259 cases

  • F-1967-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE MARBLE INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Enzymes, Salt, Annatto Color 1 lb, 2 lb, 6 lb & 15 lb 11275 W 250 N MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: 1 lb & 2 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025; 6 lb & 15 lb: Used By June 01, 2017 - Oct. 27, 2017

    Quantity: 2,885 cases

  • F-1968-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG FARMERS CHEESE INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Part Skim-Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, 1 lb, & 6 lb Distributed by: Guggisberg Cheese, 5060 S.R. 557, Milllersburg, OH 44654

    Codes: 1 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025; 6 lb: Used By June 01, 2017 - Oct. 27, 2017

    Quantity: 362 cases

  • F-1969-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE PEPPER JACK INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Red & Green Peppers, Salt, Enzymes, 1 lb, & 6 lb 11275 W 250 MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: 1 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025; 6 lb: Used By June 01, 2017 - Oct. 27, 2017

    Quantity: 624 cases

  • F-1970-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG NATURAL CHEESE THUNDER JACK INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Red & Green Peppers, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color, 1 lb, & 6 lb 11275 W 250 MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: 1 lb: Julian Codes 16245 - 17025; 6 lb: Used By June 01, 2017 - Oct. 27, 2017

    Quantity: 255 cases

  • F-1971-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG Cheese Lover's Box Containing packages of Colby, Marble and Pepper Jack Cheese 11275 W 250 MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 86 boxes

  • F-1972-2017 Class I

    GUGGISBERG Country Christmas Basket Containing packages of Biery Cheddar and Pepper Jack Cheese 11275 W 250 MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 11 Baskets

  • F-1973-2017 Class I

    Custom Gift Box Containing various packages of Guggisberg Cheese products

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 199 boxes

  • F-1974-2017 Class I

    Holiday Crowd Pleaser Basket Containing packages Guggisberg Marble Cheese.

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 2 Baskets

  • F-1975-2017 Class I

    Holiday Delight Box Containing packages of Guggisberg Colby Cheese, Guggisberg Farmers Cheese & Guggisberg Marble Cheese.

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 234 boxes

  • F-1976-2017 Class I

    Taste of Goodness Basket Containing packages of Guggisberg Marble Cheese.

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 7 baskets

  • F-1977-2017 Class I

    Ultimate Amish SAmpler Box Containing packages of Guggisberg Colby Cheese, Guggisberg Marble Cheese.& Guggisberg Pepperjack Cheese.

    Codes: All purchased 9/1/16 2/15/17

    Quantity: 10 boxes

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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 April 26, 2017.

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.