Haolam and Miller’s Recalls Shredded Cheese – On December 29, 2011, World Cheese Company (Haolam) and Miller’s Cheese Corporation (Miller) recalled various types of shredded cheese that were packaged in a facility where another brand of cheese tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The cheese that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes is Green Cedar Dairy’s All Natural Ackawi and Chive Cheeses from Michigan. So far, there have been two reported illnesses from the contaminated cheeses.
The following is an excerpt from the Miller press release. The exact product recall information was stated in the Haolam press release (http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/113479/Haolam-%26-Millers-Issue-Recall-On-Shredded-Cheese.html), with the exception that the product was labeled with the Haolam brand name:
"All 8 oz and 16 oz. bags of Miller’s shredded cheese (Pizza, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Fancy, Muenster), with an expiration of June 5, 2012 through Sept 4, 2012
All 32 oz bags of Miller’s shredded Mozzarella with an expiration date of February 6, 2012 through May 7, 2012
All 5 lb bags of Miller’s shredded Mozzarella, Cheddar, Muenster and Monterey Jack with a pack date of September 8, 2011 through Dec 7, 2011
Please note: everything is expiration date except the 5 lb. Shredded bags are pack date."
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can potentially cause serious and sometimes fatal illness (listeriosis) in young children, frail or elderly people, and the immunocompromised.
The New Jersey Personal Injury Law Firm of Eric Weinberg represents individuals who have been sickened in Listeria outbreaks nationwide. If you have a question concerning your legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or complete the Free Case Evaluation Form found on this page.
More information on Listeria Outbreaks can be found at Dole Salad Lawsuit, Listeria Michigan Cheese Outbreak and Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak.
