Food recall: Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various…
Class I FDA enforcement event 73431. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Hy-Vee Stores Inc started this food recall on 3 Mar 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in West Des Moines, IA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 73431 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Aug 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
Recalling firm
Hy-Vee Stores Inc, West Des Moines, IA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1572-2016 | 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. | 1552 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Sep 2016 |
| F-1573-2016 | Maytag Blue cheese crumbles re-packaged and sold in plastic containers 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. | 210 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Sep 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 6
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2024 | Hy-Vee To Go Cookies & Cream Mix, Net wt. 4 oz (113g), UPC 0075450486740, 6 containers per case. Hy-Vee Cookies & Cream | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 24 May 2021 | Hy-Vee Chicken Street taco kit, Net Wt. 18 OZ, UPC 282503 212993. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Hy-Vee, Short Cuts, Grill Ready Veggie Mix sold by weight in approximate 1 lb containers, Distributed by Hy-Vee Inc, Wes | Food | Class I | 2 |
| 4 Jan 2019 | HyVee brand cherry cheese cakes packaged in the following ways: 1) Cheesecake, Net Wt. 8 OZ, HyVee West Des Moines, IA U | Food | Class I | 16 |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Chocolate almond bark packaged in 4 oz. (UPC 026133400000) and 12 oz. (UPC 021633300000) plastic tray containers for ret | Food | Class I | 8 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1572-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73431. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/73431/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73431?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1552 lbs.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.