Natural Way Cheese Recall: The milk used in the cheese curd had been stored in a holding tank in excess of 72 hours, therefore exceeding the required 72 hour tank cleaning interval.

🇺🇸 United States

1. January 12, 2022 - Recall initiated
2. February 16, 2022 - Reported by source
3. August 1, 2024 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0640-2022

Event ID

89424

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Natural Way Cheese

Product description

Natural Way Cheese Dill Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056 75019 0, 12 retail units per wholesale case

Quantity

N/A

Reason

The milk used in the cheese curd had been stored in a holding tank in excess of 72 hours, therefore exceeding the required 72 hour tank cleaning interval.

Recall initiation date

January 12, 2022

Report date

February 16, 2022

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

August 1, 2024

Distribution pattern

MI, IN

UPC, lot, and code information

01042206 04/04/22

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

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 89424 with 9 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Natural Way Cheese

Other recalls from Natural Way Cheese

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
Michigan	1
Indiana	1

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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