Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published April 12, 2019

Hilmar Colby Jack Cheese Recall: Foreign Material Hazard

Hilmar recalls Colby Jack cheese blocks (40lb and 640lb) with foreign material. Consumers should check batch numbers 1001914855-1001914952 for affected products.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1428-2019Food Hilmar ›

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Recalling firmHilmar Cheese Company, Inc.12400 US Highway 385 · Dalhart, TX 79022-8109

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Hilmar is recalling Colby Jack cheese blocks that may contain foreign material. This could pose a risk of injury if consumed. Affected products have specific batch numbers listed in the recall. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17571-hilmar-colby-jack-cheese-recall-foreign-material-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17571-hilmar-colby-jack-cheese-recall-foreign-material-hazard · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1428-2019

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“Hilmar Colby Jack Cheese Recall: Foreign Material Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17571-hilmar-colby-jack-cheese-recall-foreign-material-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-1428-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1428-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 12, 2019, that Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. voluntarily recalled Colby Jack Cheese due to foreign material hazards. The recall affects 40-pound and 640-pound blocks distributed in Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Hilmar
Product: Colby Jack Cheese
Sizes: 40 pound blocks, 640 pound blocks
Batch Numbers: 1001914861, 1001914934, 1001914935, 1001914936, 1001914937, 1001914938, 1001914939, 1001914940, 1001914941, 1001914942, 1001914943, 1001914944, 1001914945, 1001914946, 1001914947, 1001914948, 1001914949, 1001914950, 1001914951, 1001914952, 1001914855
Distribution: MO, MN, and WI

The hazard

The product contains foreign material. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk Recall (2025-12-15), Gifford's POWER PLAY FUDGE Ice Cream Recall (2026-08-14), and Woodland Gourmet Arrowroot Flour Recall (2026-01-16).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the batch number on the cheese block. Affected products have batch numbers between 1001914855 and 1001914952, including 1001914861, 1001914934 through 1001914952.

Brand
Hilmar
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Batch Number
Look for batch numbers 1001914855 to 1001914952 on the cheese block.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 states.

FDA distribution: “MO, MN, and WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

Apr 12, 2019Firm started the recall
May 29, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Jun 5, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jun 24, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17571-hilmar-colby-jack-cheese-recall-foreign-material-hazard">Hilmar Colby Jack Cheese Recall: Foreign Material Hazard (GovInfoNow)</a>

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1428-2019 (April 12, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1428-2019 to see it in context.
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