Guggisberg Thunder Jack Cheese Recall: Listeria Risk
Guggisberg Cheese Inc recalls Thunder Jack Cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should check labels for specific item numbers and lots to determine if affected.
Lower-risk recall
The firm was notified that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Guggisberg Cheese Inc is recalling Thunder Jack Cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. This recall affects specific item numbers and production lots sold under brand names like Amish Classic Firecracker. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22273-guggisberg-thunder-jack-cheese-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22273-guggisberg-thunder-jack-cheese-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2107-2017
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“Guggisberg Thunder Jack Cheese Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22273-guggisberg-thunder-jack-cheese-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2107-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2107-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. The product may contain this bacteria due to contamination during manufacturing.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Thunder Jack Cheese from Guggisberg Cheese Inc, especially those with weakened immune systems, are most at risk from potential Listeria contamination.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for item numbers and production lots listed in the recall notice: Item # 63062, Lot # 0916167, 0930162, 1014167, 1028167; Item # 630604, Lot # 0916167, 1014167, 1028167; and other specific item numbers and lots listed in the recall.
- Brand
Guggisberg- Category
Food
All 9 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class I- Status
Terminated- Distribution
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NV, OH, PA, WI & WV.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-2099-2017 | Amish Creamery Butter Cheese Sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb & 15 ib and Guggisberg 15 ib Distributed by: Guggisberg Cheese, 5060 S.R. 557, Millersburg, OH 44654; Lot # 1004162 & Item # D1002-71, 330202 & L1002-71. | 150 cases |
| F-2100-2017 | Cheddar Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb, Banquet Better Long Horns, Dutch Farms 6 lb & Guggisberg 12 oz, 1 lb & 6 lb,; Item #: 360105, Lot #: 1013162; Item #: 370106, Lot #: 1013162 & 1208162; Item #: 420602, Lot #: 0908167, 1013162, 1026164, 1104164, 1116164, 1208162, 1208168, 1221165, 1229162 & 1229163; Item #: D0102-70, Lot #: 0915163; Item #: D0202-70, Lot #: 0901167 & 0929168; Item #: D0402-70, Lot #: 0908167, 0921164, 0928169 & 1006163; Item #: D0402-71, Lot #: 0928169 & 1013162; Item #: D0402-83, Lot #: 0921164; Item #: D0502-70, Lot #: 0930165; Item #: L0102-70, Lot #: 0919163, 0927167 & 1003167; Item #: L0202-64, Lot #: 0905169 & 0919169; Item #: L0404-85, Lot #: 0906161, 0906162, 0906163, 0906164, 0906165, 0906168, 0907162, 0907163, 0907164, 0907165, 09121610, 0912163, 0912164, 0912165, 0912166, 0912167, 0912168, 0912169, 0916168, 0919164, 0919165, 0919166, 0919167, 0919168, 0927168, 1025161, 1025162, 1025163, 1025164, 1025165, 1025166, 1025167 & 1025168. | 5,823 cases |
| F-2101-2017 | Colby Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6lb & 15lb, Dietz & Watson 6lb, Dutch Farms 6lb, Guggisberg 8oz, 12oz, 1ib, 6lb, 14lb & 15lb, Lipari 6lb & 15lb, Meijer & Walnut Creek 6lb & 15lb; Item #: 36102, Lot #: 1020165, 1021164, 1110162 & 1202163; Item #: 36104, Lot #: 0930162; Item #: 360102, Lot #: 1026163; Item #: 370102, Lot #: 912162; Item #: 370103, Lot #: 0930165; Item #: 520202, Lot #: 0107174, 0905164, 0905165, 0907161, 1003166, 1003169, 1005169, 1010165, 1010166, 1017163, 1031163, 1031166, 1031167, 1107163, 1125162, 1125163, 1125164 & 1213165; Item #: 520602, Lot #: 0110173, 0908164, 0908165, 0908166, 0922162, 0923162, 0928168, 1005164, 1006162, 1007162, 1007163, 1007165, 1012169, 1020164, 1020165, 1021163, 1021164, 1026163, 1027164, 1103167, 1108162, 1110162, 1110163, 1116162, 1116163, 1118166, 1122162, 1122163, 1202162, 1202163, 1202164, 1205161, 1208161 & 1222165; Item #: D0102-64, Lot #: 0901161, 0908163, 0908164, 0915161, 0922161, 0922162, 0929162, 1005161, 1005162, 1005163, 1020162 & 1020164; Item #: D0102-65, Lot #: 0908161, 0908162, 0908163, 0923161 & 0923162; Item #: D0102-70, Lot #: 0901161, 0902167, 0908165, 0913164, 0915163, 0915164, 0920166, 0921163, 0922162, 0929162, 1005164, 1007161, 1007162 1007163, 1007164, 1007165, 1012169 & 1013161; Item #: , D0102-71, Lot #: , 0913161, 0913162, 0913163, 0929161, 0929162, 0930168, 1006161 & 1006162; Item #: D0102-72, Lot #: 0908164, 0915162 & 0916161; Item #: D0102-82, Lot #: 0913163, 0913164, 0921161, 0921162, 0921163, 1005163, 1005164, 1015164 & 1020161; Item #: D0102-83, Lot #: 1021162 & 1021163; Item #: L0102-64, Lot #: 0905161, 0905162, 0912161, 0912162, 0919161, 0919162, 0926161, 0926162, 0926163, 0926164, 1010161, 1010162, 1010163, 1017161 & 1017162; Item #: L0102-65, Lot #: 0905163, 0912162, 0926164, 0926165, 0926166, 1003161 & 1003163; Item #: L0102-70, Lot #: 0919162, 0919163, 0926166, 0926167, 0927161, 0927162, 0927163, 0927164, 0927165, 0927166, 0927167, 1003164, 1003165, 1003166, 1003167, 1003168 & 1004168; Item #: L0102-71, Lot #: 0926166, 0927167, 1003167, 1003168 & 1003169; Item #: S0101, Lot #: 0914161, 0914162, 0914163, 0914164, 0914165, 0914166, 0914167, 0914168, 0920161, 0920162, 0920163, 0920164, 0920165, 0928161, 0928162, 0928163, 0928164, 0928165, 0928166, 0928167, 0928168, 1012161, 1012162, 1012163, 1012164, 1012165, 1012166, 1012167 & 1012168. | 31,830 cases |
| F-2102-2017 | Farmers Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6lb & 15lb, Guggisberg 12oz, & 6lb Mini Horn, Walnut Creek 6lb; Item # 36107, Lot # 0906161, 0909161, 1028161 & 1111161; Item # 530406, Lot # 0909161, 1028161 & 1111161; Item # D0902-64, Lot # 0916161 & 0930161; Item # D0902-70, Lot # 0909161 & 0916161; Item # D0902-71, Lot # 0916161, 0930161 & 1014161. | 1,446 cases |
| F-2103-2017 | GUGGISBERG GARDEN VEGETABLE NATURAL CHEESE INGREDIENTS: Pasterized Milk, Cultures, Red & Green Pell Peppers, Parsley, Salt, Onion, Celery, Carrots, Cucumbers, Califlower, Enzymes, LIve Yogurt Cultures 11275 W 250 N MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540; Item # D1202-70, Lot # 0930162 & 0908167 | 180 cases |
| F-2104-2017 | Marble Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6lb & 15lb, Dietz & Watson 6lb, Dutch Farms 6lb, Guggisberg 6lb, & 15lb, Lipari 6lb & 15lb, Meijer & Walnut Creek 6lb & 15lb; Item #: 36101, Lot #: 1027168, 1108168, 1118166, 1123165 & 1222167; Item #: 370101, Lot #: 0901169, 1013166, 1108168 & 1202165; Item#: 680202, Lot #: 0103179, 1017169, 1101166, 1206168 & 1230168; Item #: 680602, Lot #: 0103179, 0901168, 0901169, 0908169, 0909165, 0909166, 0913168, 0915168, 0923163, 0923164, 0923166, 0929166, 1005168, 1007167, 1013165, 1013166, 1013167, 1020168, 1020169, 1021166, 1021168, 1026168, 1027167, 1027168, 1103169, 1104167, 1104168, 1108168, 1110167, 1116168, 1118166, 1118167, 1118168, 1208165, 1208167, 1209168, 1222164, 1222166, 1222167, 1222168, 1222169 & 1230168; Item #: D0202-64, Lot #: 0901162, 0915165, 0915166, 0920167, 0920168, 1006166 & 1006167; Item #: D0202-65, Lot #: 0901162, 0901163, 0909162, 0909163, 0909164, 0909165, 0915166, 0915167, 0922163, 0922164, 0922166, 0922167, 0922168, 1006164, 1006165 & 1007166; Item #: D0202-70, Lot #: 0901163, 0901164, 0901165, 0901167, 0901168, 0901169, 0908169, 0909166, 0909167, 0915168, 0916164, 0916168, 0920168, 0921168, 0922168, 0923163, 0923166, 0929166, 0929167, 0929168, 1005167, 1005168, 1006167, 1007166, 1007167, 1013166, 1013167, 1013168, 1020168, 1021166 & 1021167; Item #: D0202-71, Lot #: 0901163, 0913165, 0913166, 0913167, 0929163, 0929164, 1013163, 1013164 & 1013165; Item #: D0202-72, Lot #: 0901165, 0901166, 0901167, 0908169, 0915167, 0915168, 1020166 & 1020167; Item #:, D0202-82, Lot #:, 0901163, 0901164, 0913167, 0913168, 0921165, 0921166, 0921167, 0923164, 0923165, 0929164, 0929165, 1005165, 1005166 & 1005167; Item #: D0202-83, Lot #: 0908168, 0908169 & 1006164; Item #: D0204-63, Lot #: 0908168; Item #: L0202-64, Lot #: 0901168, 0905167, 0905168, 0905169, 0926168, 0926169, 1004163, 1004164, 1010167, 1010168 & 1017164; Item #: L0202-65, Lot #: 0905166, 0905167, 1017165, 1017166 & 1017167; Item #: L0202-70, Lot #: 0905169, 0907166, 0907167, 0907168, 0907169, 09191610, 09271610, 0927169, 1004165, 1004166, 1004167 & 1004168; Item #: L0202-71, Lot #: 1004168 & Item #: L0202-72, Lot #: 10101610. | 32,473 cases |
| F-2105-2017 | Guggisberg Monterey Jack Cheese; Item #:L0302-70, Lot #: 1004161 & 1018162. | 198 cases |
| F-2106-2017 | Pepper Jack Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic 6 lb, Dutch Farms 6 lb, Guggisberg 6 lb, 14 lb, Mini Rounds & Long Horn & Walnut Creek 6 lb; Item # 36103, Lot # 1028164, 1028165, 1112165 & 1123165; Item # 360103, Lot # 1111165; Item # 760202, Lot # 1018167; Item # 760602, Lot # 0105173, 0105175, 0916163, 0916165, 0930165, 0930166, 1014165, 1028163, 1028164, 1028165, 1111165, 1111166, 1111615, 1123165, 1123166, 1223165 & 1223166; Item # D0502-64, Lot # 0902162, 0902163, 0916162, 0916163, 0930163 & 0930164; Item # D0502-70, Lot # 0902161, 0902163, 0906164, 0916165, 0930165, 0930166, 1014164 & 1014165; Item # D0502-71, Lot # 0902161, 1014163; Item # D0502-83, Lot # 0902163, 0916162; Item # D0602-64, Lot # 0902166, 0916166, 0930168; Item # D0602-83, Lot # 0902165 & Item # L0502-70, Lot # 1018168. | 6,962 cases |
| F-2107-2017 | Thunder Jack Cheese sold under the following brand names: Amish Classic Firecracker & Guggisberg; Item # 63062, Lot # 0916167, 0930162, 1014167 & 1028167; Item # 630604, Lot # 0916167, 1014167 & 1028167; Item # D0602-65, Lot # 0902164, 0902165, 0916166 & , 0916167; Item # D0602-70, Lot # 0902166, 0902167, 0916167 & 0930168; Item # D0602-71, Lot # 0902164, 0930164, 0930168 & 1014166. | 2,051 cases |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Labels
Look for item numbers and production lots on the cheese packaging to see if they match the recalled items listed in the notice.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 13 states.
FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NV, OH, PA, WI & WV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is this cheese safe to eat?
The recall notice states that the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes, so it is not safe to consume until the recall is addressed.
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