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Henning Cheese, Inc. Recall: A new pasteurizer and temperature chart recorder were installed. While pasteurizing the first vat, the chart recorder paper jammed and did not record the time and temperature of the milk.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Henning Cheese, Inc.
Product
Henning's Wisconsin Cheese Colby Jack, Colby & Monterey Jack…
Recall date
May 9, 2017
Terminated
January 29, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

A new pasteurizer and temperature chart recorder were installed. While pasteurizing the first vat, the chart recorder paper jammed and did not record the time and temperature of the milk.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Henning's Wisconsin Cheese Colby Jack, Colby & Monterey Jack Blended Together. Packaged in 1 lb., 2 lb, and mammoth wheels (A mammoth wheel can be classified as anything 75 lbs. and larger). Not published in this source record 4,253 lbs. The small sticker on the bottom of the 1 lb. and 2 lb. cheese packages has the first four digits of 1007. The Mammoth wheels list 4/10/17.

Distribution

  • IA
  • WI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0373-2018
Event ID
77242
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Henning Cheese, Inc.
Product description
Henning's Wisconsin Cheese Colby Jack, Colby & Monterey Jack Blended Together. Packaged in 1 lb., 2 lb, and mammoth wheels (A mammoth wheel can be classified as anything 75 lbs. and larger).
Quantity
4,253 lbs.
Reason
A new pasteurizer and temperature chart recorder were installed. While pasteurizing the first vat, the chart recorder paper jammed and did not record the time and temperature of the milk.
Recall initiation date
May 9, 2017
Report date
November 29, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
January 29, 2020
Distribution pattern
IA, WI
UPC, lot, and code information
The small sticker on the bottom of the 1 lb. and 2 lb. cheese packages has the first four digits of 1007. The Mammoth wheels list 4/10/17.
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Henning Cheese, Inc.

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State Distributed
Iowa 1
Wisconsin 1

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