Class ITerminated in FDA datasetJul 28, 2012

Shepherd's Way Big Woods Blue cut wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with magic marker and a Tomales Bay Foods sticker applied. Product is cut and packaged by Tomales…

Recalling firm: Tomales Bay Foods, Inc.

Why it was recalled

State of CA Department of Agriculture sampled finished product and found Listeria monocytogenes in Pondhopper cheese.

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The exact product

Shepherd's Way Big Woods Blue cut wrapped in cheese paper with with type of cheese marked with magic marker and a Tomales Bay Foods sticker applied. Product is cut and packaged by Tomales Bay Foods, Petaluma, CA

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Original FDA code information

Pack Dates of 6/28 and after; Make date of 7/19/11 to 7/27/11

Recall details

Recall number
F-0798-2013
Event ID
62710
FDA status
Terminated
Initiated
Jul 28, 2012
Reported
Dec 12, 2012
Classified
Dec 4, 2012
Terminated
Dec 6, 2012
Quantity
31.9 pounds
Location
Petaluma, CA, United States
Initiation type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Where it was distributed

Part One: CA, VA, VT, WI, OR, UT and Italy, Spain, Switzerland, France, Holland, Greece. Part Two: Dates of Distribution: 6/2512 - 7/27/12 Pattern: CA, NC, FL

FDA source record · F-0798-2013

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