Maytag Blue Cheese recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 12, 2016

Source

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

Official notice title

Maytag Dairy Farms Inc recalls Maytag Blue Cheese. Wedges and wheels are packaged in an aluminum foil wrapper and shipped in cardboard box. The wedges…

Recall number

F-1595-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Maytag Dairy Farms Inc

Sold / distributed

Product was distributed Nationwide. There was no military, government, or foreign distribution.

Why it was recalled

Product is 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

Maytag Blue Cheese. Wedges and wheels are packaged in an aluminum foil wrapper and shipped in cardboard box. The wedges and wheels are packaged in the following sizes: 1) 4 LB. wheel, UPC 8 54089 00114 0; 2) 2 LB. wheel, UPC 8 54089 00112 6; 3) 1 oz. wedges, UPC 8 54089 00102 7; 4) 4 oz. wedges, UPC 8 54089 00104 1; 5) 8 oz. wedges, UPC 8 54089 00108 9; Maytag Blue Cheese Crumbles are packaged in 6) 8 oz. plastic cups (UPC 8 54089 00183 6); 7) 5lb.bulk box (UPC 8 64089 00181 2) The responsible name of the label and shipping box is Maytag Dairy Farms, Newton, IA 50208.