Meijer announced a recall of its Meijer Brand Colby Cheese and Colby Jack Cheese sold exclusively through its deli counters due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Update: This recall has been expanded to include more products: Expansion 1, Expansion 2. This is after the products announced below.
The Meijer Brand Colby Cheese and Colby Jack Cheese were sold in Meijer stores from Nov. 10, 2016 to Feb. 9, 2017. There have been no known illnesses reported to Meijer from the product affected by this recall.
Meijer received notice of a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from MDS Foods, a Meijer supplier that sources the Meijer branded cheeses from Deutsch Kase Haus, a cheese manufacturer based in Middlebury, Indiana.
MDS Foods informed Meijer that evidence of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination had been identified by the manufacturer.
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Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, people with diabetes and others with weakened immune systems.
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The recalled product will be in plastic deli packaging with printed labels that have the UPCs 215927xxxxxx or 215938xxxxxx – the last 6 digits will vary, and are determined by weight since the product was purchased at the deli counter.
UPC Codes Below:
UPC: 2-15927-00000-6
MEIJER CHS LOAF MINI HORN COLBY JK 2/6 LB
UPC: 2-15938-00000-2
MEIJER CHS LOAF COLBY MINI HORN 2/6 LB
Customers should stop using the product and either dispose of it or return it to the customer service desk at any Meijer store for a full refund. For additional information, please contact Meijer at (800) 543-3704, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Photo: Meijer in Cedar Springs, Michigan (source: WikiPedia)
