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Food recall: Margie Cheese, Pasteurized Cow's Milk Cheese, Sprout Creek Farm Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Plant # 36-8436
Sprout Creek Farm, Inc. (Poughkeepsie, NY) initiated this food recall on 28 Sep 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 81143, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 56% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 16 Nov 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Sprout Creek Farm, Inc. has 3 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Sprout Creek Farm, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY.
Reason for recall
"Improper pasteurization of the product."
Distribution
"NY"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0053-2019 | Margie Cheese, Pasteurized Cow's Milk Cheese, Sprout Creek Farm Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Plant # 36-8436 | 105 wheels (105lbs) | Class II | Terminated | 31 Oct 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Sprout Creek Farm, Inc.
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2018 | Sprout Creek Farm Kinkead raw cows' milk cheese semi-firm savory brothy. The product is packaged with an orange label. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 6 Nov 2018 | Margie Cheese. It is packaged with a green round label, wrapped in white milk paper in one-pound wheels. | Food | Class I | 1 |
All 3 events for Sprout Creek Farm, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Improper pasteurization of the product."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "NY"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 16 Nov 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.