Cheese recall update as FDA issues highest risk warning

A recall of a cheese product due to potential exposure to Listeria monocytogenes has received the highest risk warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Face Rock Creamery LLC issued a voluntary recall for a select amount of its Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar on November 14 because it had the potential to be contaminated with listeria . The FDA issued a Class I risk classification for the recall on November 26.

Newsweek contacted Face Rock Creamery LLC for comment by email outside regular working hours.

Why It Matters

A Class I risk classification— one of three —represents "a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death," according to the FDA.

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