Hy-Vee Stores product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

March 3, 2016

Source

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

Official notice title

Hy-Vee Stores Inc recalls Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weig…

Recall number

F-1572-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Hy-Vee Stores Inc

Sold / distributed

Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with 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

Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.