Food recall

Meijer Distribution, Inc recall: Meijer Colby and Colby Jack Deli Cheese 6lb horn

Meijer Distribution, Inc, of Grand Rapids, MI, recalled Meijer Colby and Colby Jack Deli Cheese 6lb horn. The FDA's reason: “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 February 10, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 5, 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 June 6, 2017

The recall

Company
Meijer Distribution, Inc (Grand Rapids, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
IL, IN, MI, KY, OH, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76650

The product recalled

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

  • F-1775-2017 Class I

    Meijer Colby and Colby Jack Deli Cheese 6lb horn; sold from the Meijer store Deli counter, by weight Sold in plastic deli packaging with printed labels

    Codes: UPC 2-15927-00000-6 Colby Jack UPC 2-15938-00000-2 Colby

    Quantity: 24281lbs.

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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 5, 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.