CLASS I Food recall · Reported 3 May 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Guggisberg Garden Vegetable Natural Cheese Ingredients recalled
Guggisberg Cheese is recalling Guggisberg Garden Vegetable Natural Cheese Ingredients: Pasterized Milk, Cultures, Red &, distributed in 13 states. The recall was initiated on 14 Feb 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2103-2017
- FDA event ID
- 76469
- Recalling firm
- Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, OH
- Brand
- Guggisberg Garden
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 14 Feb 2017
- FDA classified
- 21 Apr 2017
- Reported
- 3 May 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Cheese
Timeline
| 14 Feb 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Classified by FDA | +66 days |
| 3 May 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
GUGGISBERG GARDEN VEGETABLE NATURAL CHEESE INGREDIENTS: Pasterized Milk, Cultures, Red & Green Pell Peppers, Parsley, Salt, Onion, Celery, Carrots, Cucumbers, Califlower, Enzymes, LIve Yogurt Cultures 11275 W 250 N MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540
Where it was distributed
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NV, OH, PA, WI & WV.
AlabamaArizonaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyMarylandMichiganNevadaOhioPennsylvaniaWisconsinWest Virginia
Questions about this recall
Is Guggisberg Garden Vegetable Natural Cheese Ingredients: Pasterized Milk, Cultures, Red & recalled?
Yes. Guggisberg Cheese recalled Guggisberg Garden Vegetable Natural Cheese Ingredients: Pasterized Milk, Cultures, Red & on 14 Feb 2017. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number F-2103-2017.
Why was it recalled?
The firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
Item # D1202-70, Lot # 0930162 & 0908167
Where was it sold?
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NV, OH, PA, WI & WV.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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