Shredded Swiss Cheese, INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cheese Culture, Enzymes......Aged 60 days. CONTAINS: MILK NET WT. 80

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Shredded Swiss Cheese, INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cheese Culture, Enzymes......Aged 60 days. CONTAINS: MILK NET WT. 80 OZ. (5 LB.) 2.2kg MFG By Biery cheese Co., Louisville, OH 44641 Biery Cheese Co · reported 2014-01-22

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The firm was notified by a customer of foreign yellow plastic material in the product.
Classification: Class III
Recall initiated: 2013-12-05
Reported by the agency: 2014-01-22
Closed out (terminated): 2014-02-24
Recalling firm: Biery Cheese Co
Louisville, OH
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Product was shipped to the following states: IL, KY, MA, MD, NJ, OH & WI.
States we parsed from that text: IL KY MA MD NJ OH WI
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1426-2014

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