Food recall: Gouda Cheese packaged under the brand names: Smith's Farmstead Gouda and Jansal Valley Mountain Gouda, Packaged in 11…
Class III FDA enforcement event 72736. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Contaminated with non pathogenic E. Coli
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Smith's Country Cheese, Inc. started this food recall on 24 Nov 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Winchendon, MA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 72736 has 9 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 9 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 4 Mar 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
GA. NH, MA
Recalling firm
Smith's Country Cheese, Inc., Winchendon, MA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
9 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0692-2016 | Gouda Cheese packaged under the brand names: Smith's Farmstead Gouda and Jansal Valley Mountain Gouda, Packaged in 11 lb. waxed wheel in saran wrap. 5 lb. Half wheels wrapped in shrink pack packaging. | 104 wheels | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0693-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese -Creamy Gouda Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0694-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese- Creamy Gouda with Wine Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0695-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese -Gouda Spread Garlic packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0696-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese-Gouda with Herb Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0697-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese-Gouda with Bacon Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0698-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese-Gouda with Horseradish Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0699-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese-Gouda with with Sundried Tomato & Basil Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
| F-0700-2016 | Smith's Country Cheese-Gouda with with Onion and Chive Spread packaged in 8 oz. plastic container | N/A | Class III | Terminated | 9 Mar 2016 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class III
- 7%
- Product records in this event
- 9Median of the firm: 9
- Events of the firm on the register
- 2
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2014 | Gouda Cheese wheels, Whole Wheels 10 lbs and Half Wheels 5 lbs., packaged under the the brand names: Mountain Gouda and Event 68543 | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0692-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72736. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/72736/. 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:
GA. NH, MA
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72736?
- The event has 9 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
104 wheels
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 7% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class III.