Springside Cheese, Color Cheddar Tomato Basil , 55-0172, V1, August 21, 2012,
Springside Cheese Corp recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 17 October 2012 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. Springside Cheese Corp. is recalling cheese produced on August 21, 2012 through September 1, 2012. This voluntary recall has been initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, from an employee illness.
The record
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- Product
- Springside Cheese, Color Cheddar Tomato Basil , 55-0172, V1, August 21, 2012,
- Reason for recall
- Springside Cheese Corp. is recalling cheese produced on August 21, 2012 through September 1, 2012. This voluntary recall has been initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, from an employee illness.
- Recalling firm
- Springside Cheese Corp
- Firm location
- Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0059-2013
- Quantity
- 41,616.53 lbs total
- Distribution
- WI, CO
- Initiated
- 7 September 2012
- Reported by FDA
- 17 October 2012
- Terminated
- 9 March 2016
- Firm notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Product codes
- 8.21.1
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This is one of 24 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 24 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 24. Every product code in this event is listed together on the record that covers the whole recall, which is the page a search engine is pointed to for all 24 of them.
- The recall ran for 3.5 years, from 7 September 2012 to termination on 9 March 2016. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 2 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of cheese run a median of 7 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.
Named in the distribution pattern: Wisconsin, Colorado. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Viral and parasitic contamination
Hepatitis A, norovirus and Cyclospora recalls trace back to a person or to water rather than to the process: an infected food handler, or produce irrigated or washed with contaminated water.
A preventive controls plan covers viral or parasitic contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.10
- Personnel: the hygiene practices, and the exclusion of anyone with an illness or open lesion that could contaminate food, that a facility must require.
- 21 CFR 112
- Produce safety: the agricultural water, worker health and hygiene standards for farms growing produce eaten raw.
- 21 CFR 117 subpart G
- Supply-chain programme: the approval and verification a receiving facility runs on a supplier when the hazard is controlled before the ingredient arrives.
Filed under cheese and fresh produce. A product can sit in more than one.
Other cheese recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-22 | Hy-Vee Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar Salad 11.4 oz., UPC 075450246728, Green & red cabbage & green onions | Fresh Express Incorporated | Ready to Eat salad products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and/or carrot ingredients are recalled due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. | Class II |
| 2020-07-22 | Fresh Express Chopped Kit Chipotle Cheddar 11.4 oz, UPC 071279306049, (Canada UPC) 0 71279 30931 6, Red and green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, carrots & green onions | Fresh Express Incorporated | Ready to Eat salad products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and/or carrot ingredients are recalled due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. | Class II |
| 2020-07-22 | Giant Eagle Chopped Chipotle Cheddar Salad Kit 11.4 oz., UPC 030034923389, Cabbage and lettuce, carrots, and green onion | Fresh Express Incorporated | Ready to Eat salad products containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and/or carrot ingredients are recalled due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. | Class II |
| 2018-09-12 | Greek Salad with Greek Feta Dressing, 11 oz. UPC 0826766141081 | Caito Foods LLC. | The recalling firm learned from their supplier that an ingredient distributed to them tested positive for Cyclospora. | Class II |
| 2018-08-29 | Three Cheese Pasta Spinache Stonemill Kitchens, item # 71117.19500, 2/5 # packages. UPC 0 71117 19500 2. Product is pasta salads with vinaigrette dressings and vegetables including spinach. All products are in white plastic tubs with labeled lids packed 2/5 # to a corrugated case. Product is not labeled for retail sale. Refrigerated and ready to eat product. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Three Cheese Pasta Spinache Stonemill Kitchens is recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora. The pasta salad contains spinach that was recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora. | Class II |
| 2012-10-17 | Springside Cheese, Cranberry Monterey Jack Cheese, 55-0172, V3, August 28, 2012, | Springside Cheese Corp | Springside Cheese Corp. is recalling cheese produced on August 21, 2012 through September 1, 2012. This voluntary recall has been initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, from an employee illness. | Class II |
| 2012-10-17 | Springside Cheese, Monterey Jack Dill Cheese, 55-0172, V3, August 21, 2012, | Springside Cheese Corp | Springside Cheese Corp. is recalling cheese produced on August 21, 2012 through September 1, 2012. This voluntary recall has been initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, from an employee illness. | Class II |
| 2012-10-17 | White Cheddar Cheese Curds: Springside Cheese, White Curds, 55-0172, V2, August 22, 2012, NET WEIGHT___. | Springside Cheese Corp | Springside Cheese Corp. is recalling cheese produced on August 21, 2012 through September 1, 2012. This voluntary recall has been initiated because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Giardia, a parasite, from an employee illness. | Class II |
Other records from Springside Cheese Corp
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 35 other records name this firm.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Caribbean Red Hot Cheese Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 1 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Cheese Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 8 oz., 5 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Chicken Soup Cheese Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 1 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Chipotle Cheese Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 8 oz., 1 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Morel & Leek Cheese Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 8 oz., 1 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Pueblo Cheese packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 8 oz., and 5 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Garden Vegetable Cheese, 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Onion & Chives Cheese Net Wt. 1 lb. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Tomato Basil Cheese, Net Wt. 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
| 2018-03-14 | Springside Monterey Jack Jalapeno Cheese packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 8 oz., 1 lb. and 40 lbs. | Springside Cheese Corp | Various cheeses are being recalled because they may have been made with milk that was held for 13.8 seconds during pasteurization. | Class III |
All 36 records for Springside Cheese Corp
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