Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream Recall: Insufficient Pasteurization
Dean Foods recalls Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream due to insufficient pasteurization. Check your product for specific lot codes and sell-by dates.
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Insufficient pasteurization.
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What happened, in plain English
Dean Foods, Inc. is recalling certain containers of Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream because they may not have been pasteurized sufficiently. This defect poses a risk of foodborne illness if the cream is consumed. The recall affects products distributed in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Utah. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24191-meadow-gold-heavy-whipping-cream-recall-insufficient-pasteurization.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24191-meadow-gold-heavy-whipping-cream-recall-insufficient-pasteurization · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2604-2016
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“Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream Recall: Insufficient Pasteurization.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24191-meadow-gold-heavy-whipping-cream-recall-insufficient-pasteurization. Based on FDA recall #F-2604-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2604-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Insufficient pasteurization means harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness may survive in the product. Consuming unpasteurized dairy can lead to symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream in one-gallon plastic containers, half-pint cartons, or quart cartons from stores in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, or Utah. Individuals with weakened immune systems, the elderly, pregnant women, and young children are at higher risk for serious infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your product for the brand name 'Meadow Gold' or 'Fresh Meadow Gold'. Look for one-gallon plastic containers with UPC 1570016615 and code '16-05 6-24-16', half-pint cartons with UPC 1570010018 and sell-by date '06-24-16', or quart cartons with UPC 1570013210 and sell-by date '06-24-16'.
- Brand
Meadow Gold- Product
Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream One Gallon (3.78L) in plastic one gallon container; Fresh Meadow Gold- Category
Food
All 3 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 II- Status
Terminated- Distribution
ID, OR, WY, UT
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-2603-2016 | Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL); SELL BY 16-05 06-17-19 CK-D _ _:_ _ LK UPC: 4190007913 | 1206 containers |
| F-2604-2016 | Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream One Gallon (3.78L) in plastic one gallon container; Fresh Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Heavy Whipping Cream Half Pint (236 mL) in waxed cardboard carton; Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream One Quart (946mL) in waxed cardboard carton.; 1 gallon: 16-05 6-24-16 _ _:_ _ CK-D DL, UPC: 1570016615; Half pint: SELL BY 16-05 06-24-16 CK-D _ _:_ _ LK, UPC: 1570010018; Quart: SELL BY 16-05 06-24-16 CK-D _ _:_ _, UPC: 1570013210 | 590 containers |
| F-2605-2016 | Old Style Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream Grade A Pint (473 mL) in waxed cardboard container; SELL BY 16-05 06-24-16 CK-D _ _:_ _ LK, UPC: 1570013313 | 60 containers |
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat or drink the recalled Heavy Whipping Cream due to the risk of foodborne illness.
Discard the product
Throw away any affected containers immediately, as no remedy or refund process is currently listed in the record.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
FDA distribution: “ID, OR, WY, UT” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 9 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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-2604-2016 (June 1, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2604-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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