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Hy-Vee Stores Inc Recall: Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Hy-Vee Stores Inc
Product
Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in f…
Recall date
March 3, 2016
Terminated
August 26, 2016
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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. Not published in this source record Not published in this source record Not published in this source record

Distribution

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

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1572-2016
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Hy-Vee Stores Inc
Product description
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.
Quantity
Not published in this source record
Reason
Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall initiation date
March 3, 2016
Report date
September 7, 2016
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
August 26, 2016
Distribution pattern
Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
UPC, lot, and code information
Not published in this source record
Voluntary or mandated
Not published in this source record
Initial notification method
Not published in this source record
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Hy-Vee Stores Inc

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Iowa 1
Illinois 1
Missouri 1
Kansas 1
Nebraska 1
South Dakota 1
Minnesota 1
Wisconsin 1

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