Food safety recall round-up 17-23 February 2017
Listeria cheese recall expands
US: Dutch Valley Food Distributors, Schlabach branch has recalled various cheeses and cheese containing items due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The firm was notified by supplier, Deutsch Kase Haus, that various cheese may be contaminated with the pathogen but no illnesses have been reported to date.
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MDS Foods Inc expanded its recall to include potentially affected products packaged on the same production lines in the Tullahoma, Tennessee facility.
Saputo Inc. (Saputo) recalled certain Gouda cheese sold to retailers nationwide after been notified by Deutsch Kase Haus that some products it supplied to Saputo’s Green Bay, Wisconsin facility may have been contaminated with L. monocytogenes.
Affected retail products are some Great Midwest Applewood Smoked Gouda cheeses and Dutchmark Smoked Gouda cheeses are also involved as they were packaged on the same line.
The Great Midwest Applewood Smoked Gouda cheeses were sold primarily in retail stores at deli counters.
Biery Cheese Co recalled specialty Longhorn Colby cheese due to potential contamination after being told by Deutsch Kase Haus of the potentially affected cheese supply.
Products were distributed between November 11 and January 4 and packaged at Biery Cheese Company in Louisville, Ohio and sent to distribution centers in Georgia, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Sargento Foods expanded the recall of cheese supplied by Deutsch Kase Haus due to potential contamination.
The company has also terminated its relationship with the firm which supplied the affected Longhorn Colby cheese.
Louie Gentine, Sargento Foods CEO, said: “We have high expectations for the quality and safety of our products and hold our suppliers accountable to those same standards. We will continue to evaluate our processes to ensure we remain a leader in food safety and quality.”