Guggisberg Cheese product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 14, 2017

Source

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

Official notice title

Guggisberg Cheese Inc recalls Amish Creamery Butter Cheese Sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb & 15 ib and Guggisberg 15 ib Dist…

Recall number

F-2099-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Guggisberg Cheese Inc

Sold / distributed

Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NV, OH, PA, WI & WV.

Why it was recalled

The firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

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

Amish Creamery Butter Cheese Sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb & 15 ib and Guggisberg 15 ib Distributed by: Guggisberg Cheese, 5060 S.R. 557, Millersburg, OH 44654