Food recall: Great Midwest Applewood Smoked Gouda Cheese, approximately 6 lbs, keep refrigerated
Class I FDA enforcement event 76504. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Certain Gouda Cheese products are being recalled after Saputo was notified by their supplier that the cheese 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
Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. started this food recall on 15 Feb 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Green Bay, WI. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 76504 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 5 Apr 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Sep 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
WI , IL, CA, WY, GA , MO, OK , IN , OH, PA, LA , NC, FL , TX , NY, MN.
Recalling firm
Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., Green Bay, WI.
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-1776-2017 | Great Midwest Applewood Smoked Gouda Cheese, approximately 6 lbs, keep refrigerated | 33,978 lbs for all products | Class I | Terminated | 5 Apr 2017 |
| F-1777-2017 | Dutchmark, Pasteurized Processed Smoked Gouda Cheese. Product case Label: 989922 Dutchmark, Net Wt 24.00. | 33,978 lbs for all products | Class I | Terminated | 5 Apr 2017 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2017
- 599
- Share of these events in Class I
- 41%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2026 | CLOVER SONOMA COTTAGE CHEESE LOW FAT 2% MILKFAT NET WT 16OZ UPC 0 70852 54400 7 & 32OZ UPC 0 70852 54200 3 DISTRIBUTED B | Food | Class II | 5 |
| 20 May 2022 | Frigo Part-Skim Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Net Wt. 2lb. (907g) Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL 60 | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2017 | Light String Cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese, sold under the following brands and package sizes: 1. Fit & Active, 10 | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2016 | MOZZARELLA LOW MOISTURE WHOLE MILK 8/6# ARREZZIO IMPERIAL; UPC: 0 74865 30185 5 Saputo code: #101379 ; | Food | Class II | 14 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1776-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 76504. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/76504/. 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:
WI , IL, CA, WY, GA , MO, OK , IN , OH, PA, LA , NC, FL , TX , NY, MN.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 76504?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
33,978 lbs for all products
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 41% of the 599 food events that started in 2017 are in Class I.