Holiday Crowd Pleaser Basket Containing packages Guggisberg Marble Cheese.

Dutch Valley Food Distributors recalled Holiday Crowd Pleaser Basket Containing packages Guggisberg Marble 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 16, 2017.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products they received were contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes." 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 "Producct was shipped to the following states: AR, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI & WV." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Millersburg, OH. The recall covers 2 Baskets of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Apr 26, 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.