Food recall: Kuster's Dairy Foods Three Blend Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated
Class I FDA enforcement event 75426. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Kuster's, Inc. is voluntarily recalling its shredded, sliced and cubed cheese following a supplier's recall of cheese due to the potential for the cheese to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes or inadequately pasteurized.
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
Kuster's Inc. started this food recall on 10 Oct 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Camden, MI. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 75426 has 10 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Dec 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 19 Apr 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Domestic: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio,Pennsylvania, South Dakota.
Recalling firm
Kuster's Inc., Camden, MI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
10 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0434-2017 | Kuster's Dairy Foods Three Blend Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 345 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0435-2017 | Fata's Best Four Blend Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 3200 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0436-2017 | Fata's Best Mozzarella Muenster Provolone Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 3200 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0437-2017 | Fata's Best Monterey Jack Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 100 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0438-2017 | Fata's Best PepperJack Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 120 lbs | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0439-2017 | Nor-Tech Dairy Mozz/Muenster/Prov Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 2740 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0440-2017 | Nor-Tech Dairy Sharp White Cheddar Feather Shred Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 3200 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0441-2017 | A New Dairy PepperJack 3/4" Cubed Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 360 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0442-2017 | Kuster's Dairy Foods Sliced Colby JackCheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 360 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 2016 |
| F-0443-2017 | A New Dairy Pepper Jack cut Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated | 363 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 7 Dec 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
- 10
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0434-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 75426. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/75426/. 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:
Domestic: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio,Pennsylvania, South Dakota.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 75426?
- The event has 10 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
345 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.