Cheese by-products recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 5, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC recalls Cheese by-products. Fines small particles of cheese curds off of the whey. Pressed Horns end of day cheese left over th…

Recall number

F-1897-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC

Sold / distributed

IL, OH, WI, NV, AL, AZ, PA, TN, MI, MN, and IN

Why it was recalled

Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

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.