Recall: Farm Country Hot Pepper Cheese Due to Pasteurization Issues
Farm Country Cheese House recalls 40 lb blocks of Hot Pepper Cheese made on 09/28/2016 due to inadequate pasteurization. Check your stock.
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Farm Country Cheese House is conducting a voluntary recall of multiple vats of cheese due to inadequate pasteurization.
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What happened, in plain English
Farm Country Cheese House, Inc. is recalling forty-five 40 lb. blocks of Hot Pepper Cheese because they were not pasteurized adequately. This defect occurred in multiple vats produced on September 28, 2016. The company has not provided a specific remedy or return instructions in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23036-recall-farm-country-hot-pepper-cheese-due-to-pasteurization-issues.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23036-recall-farm-country-hot-pepper-cheese-due-to-pasteurization-issues · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0431-2017
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“Recall: Farm Country Hot Pepper Cheese Due to Pasteurization Issues.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23036-recall-farm-country-hot-pepper-cheese-due-to-pasteurization-issues. Based on FDA recall #F-0431-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0431-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Inadequate pasteurization means harmful bacteria may not have been destroyed during processing. Consuming cheese made with inadequately pasteurized milk can lead to foodborne illness.
Who’s affected
Consumers and food service establishments in Michigan who purchased the recalled Hot Pepper Cheese blocks manufactured on September 28, 2016.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Hot Pepper Cheese in forty-five 40 lb. blocks. Check the production date of September 28, 2016, and identify Vat A as the affected lot.
- Brand
Farm Country Cheese House- Category
Food
All 5 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.
- Status
Terminated- Distribution
Domestic: MI
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-0428-2017 | White Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb. blocks; Made on 09/23/2016, Vat A | 1247.53 lbs. | Class I |
| F-0429-2017 | Monterey Jack Cheese, 40 lb. blocks; Made on 09/26/2016, Vat A | 1869.34 lbs | Class II |
| F-0430-2017 | White Cheddar, thirty-nine, 40 lb. blocks from Vat A and 25 40 lb. blocks from Vat C; Made on 09/26/2016, Vat A, and Vat C | 1869.34 lbs. Vat A + 1016.55 lbs. Vat C | Class II |
| F-0431-2017 | Hot Pepper Cheese, forty-five 40 lb. blocks; Made on 09/28/2016, Vat A | 1878.76 | Class II |
| F-0432-2017 | Marble Cheese, thirty-three 40 lb. blocks; Made on 09/28/2016, Vat B | 1294.96 lbs. | Class II |
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat or serve the Hot Pepper Cheese due to the risk of foodborne illness from inadequate pasteurization.
Discard or return the cheese
The record does not specify a remedy, so you should dispose of the product or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Michigan.
FDA distribution: “Domestic: MI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Michigan.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0431-2017 (October 10, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0431-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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