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Hy-Vee Stores Inc recall for Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU n is listed as Class I with status Terminated. Reason: Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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Recall numberF-1572-2016

Event ID73431

FirmHy-Vee Stores Inc

Firm locationWest Des Moines, IA, United States

Initiation dateMarch 3, 2016

Termination dateAugust 26, 2016

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Product description

Whole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.

Lot and code info

Use by dates: Jan. 20, 2016 through May 3, 2016.

Distribution pattern

Product was distributed to IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, and WI. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.

Questions to ask before acting on this recall

Does the product description, lot/code, package size, date, or UPC match what is in inventory?
Does the distribution pattern include the state, supplier, store, warehouse, school, restaurant, or facility involved?
Has the recalling firm or regulator published customer instructions, return steps, or disposal guidance?
Is the recall ongoing, terminated, expanded, or linked to a newer enforcement row?
For food-service or retail use, who documented the pull, customer notice, supplier contact, and disposal/return step?

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Hy-Vee Stores IncHyVee brand Pumpkin-fluff -flavored cheese cakes packaged in the following ways: 1) Pumpkin-fluff Cheesecake, Net Wt. 7 OZ, HyVee West Des Moines, IA UPC 02 80148 XXXXX packaged in clear plastic containers; 2) Pumpkin-fluff Cheesecake Family Size, Net Wt. 32 OZ, HyVee West Des Moines, IA 02 80147 XXXXX, packaged in clear plastic containers	Class I	Terminated	February 13, 2019	F-0826-2019
Hy-Vee Stores IncWhole wheels and cuts of Maytag blue cheese re-packaged in foil or clear plastic wrap with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.	Class I	Terminated	September 7, 2016	F-1572-2016
Hy-Vee Stores IncMaytag Blue cheese crumbles re-packaged and sold in plastic containers with scale labels in various weights. Product was labeled as Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Blue, or Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 854089001.	Class I	Terminated	September 7, 2016	F-1573-2016