Thread: Company recalls cheese sold in 7 states, shipped in gift bas

Friday, November 23rd 2007 at 8:35pm

Company recalls cheese sold in 7 states, shipped in gift baskets
By The Associated Press

Cheese Recall PHILADELPHIA, Tenn. - A Tennessee company is recalling cheese sold in seven states, including Georgia, and distributed natiowide in gift baskets that could be contaminated with dangerous bacteria. No illnesses have been reported.

Sweetwater Valley Farms Incorporated said its Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese was distributed in 7-, 10-, 15-ounce and 5-pound blocks sold in retail stores in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and Alabama.

The cheese from lot number 539 was distributed between September 19th and November 18th. It was also potentially distributed across the continental U.S. in gift baskets sold on the company's Web site.

Another Tennessee-based wholesaler, Le Gourmet Connection, said it sold 10-ounce blocks of the cheese through Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, Ohio, between August 28th and November 19th.

Sweetwater Valley Farms said the product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytongenes, a bacteria that can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Short-term symptoms in healthier people include high fever, severe headaches, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

The contamination was discovered in a routine sampling by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The company said in a news release that is investigating how the contamination happened.

Customers are urged to discard the product or return it for a full refund. They can call (877) 862-4332 for more information.

FDA Food Recalls: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc.: http://www.sweetwatervalley.com/

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=204294

MY GOD... is anything SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope all of these recalls are waking us, America up!!!!

It's time to TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!! These people in the White House and most of Congress are NOT FIT TO RUN OUR COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by JAK

MY GOD... is anything SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope all of these recalls are waking us, America up!!!!

It's time to TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!! These people in the White House and most of Congress are NOT FIT TO RUN OUR COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!

Not when the US Government fails to do its job across the board while taking more taxes from us and racking up more debt than ever!

W

Not when the US Government fails to do its job across the board while taking more taxes from us and racking up more debt than ever!

W

Please add they we as a people are getting a shitty performance in return on our taxes and trying like hell to convince us the government has our best interest in mind.. no thank you, I want a refund... take your corrupt crap back you try to package in a pretty container and I in turn want a refund for a defective product

It's way past time we out source your job mr politician

Leed or get the F' out of the way

GEEZ. I AM GETTING WARY OF EATING ANYTHING ANYMORE. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS INFECTED. WTF? FOOD IN THIS COUNTRY USE TO BE SO SAFE.

I used to order cheese and meat logs from the Swiss Colony for Christmas gatherings. I am afraid to order anything now. Illegal aliens who work in these cheese and meat processing plants have such poor hygiene and health habits, it is no wonder why Americans are getting sick all of the time.
It is now like playing RUSSIAN ROULETTE everytime you eat food processed by illegal immigrants. Something needs to be done.
DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS!

Lets all start a commune like the amish or quakers and grow our own food ,raise our meat and chesse .

Only us old people have the know how and we can't get any of you youngens on a farm !

NOamNASTY
Good Idea there. Of course, we do already grow a lot of food - and we have a place in another part of the state where our son lives and we could grow enough food to feed us - may have to do that.

I might suggest buying some seeds - like now.

Seeds were scarce around here last year. I have no idea why, but we couldn't get seeds for some things - or particular varieties.

Hadn't thought of animal food - guess my kitties might learn to ear deer meat.

Wow!! Wonder what our government will see fit to do to 'help' us. Round us up??

Trixie, it looks like they may leave that to their allies they infiltrated this nation with .