The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has released a notice stating that routine testing by the Consumer and Industry Services Division of the TDA has found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in a sample of Amish Classic Colby deli horn cheese. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of this product.
The product was distributed by MDS Foods under the Amish Classic label with item number 55209. It was sold as sliced deli cheese. Also recalled are lot numbers 110316V02, 110316V03 and 110316V04. The manufacturer, Deutsch Käse House, LLC is recalling Amish Classic Colby Cheese with item numbers 55241 and 55245 that were cut from the suspect product and wrapped at the MDS Foods manufacturing facility in Tulahoma, Tennessee. Meijer’s Colby-jack deli horn, with lot number 110316V08, and Meijer’s Colby deli horn, with lot number 110316V08, are also part of the recall.
If you purchased any of these products, do not eat them. Throw them away in a sealed container or take them back to the place of purchase for a refund.