Pepper Colby-Jack (or: Pepper Marble Jack; Lightning Jack; Thunder Jack; Firecracker; Jalapeno Jack; Jumping Jack) cheese. All affected product private labeled for other companies. Brands: Guggisberg; Dutch Farms; Amish Classics; Lipari Old Tyme; Walnut Creek; Product packaged as: 6lb deli horns (4 diameter x 13 long cylinder) 2 per case; 1lb Cut and Wrap ( 4 or 6 diameter x 1 thick pucks) 10 per case Products package in clear plastic bags. Bags sealed by vacuum sealing and shrink wrapping.

Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC recalled Pepper Colby-Jack (or: Pepper Marble Jack; Lightning Jack; Thunder Jack; Firecracker; Jalapeno Jack; Jumping Jack) cheese. in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Feb 5, 2017.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "IL, OH, WI, NV, AL, AZ, PA, TN, MI, MN, and IN." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Middlebury, IN. The recall covers 4,121,370.18 lbs (total cheese/cheese products) of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported May 3, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.