Wisconsin-based Grande Cheese Company has recalled several of its products because of possible salmonella contamination, according to a series of updates by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has issued a Class I food recall, its most serious type.
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A total of 1,726,910 pounds of Grande Cheese products are affected, namely Grande Lactose (product codes 30600 and 30601); Grande Bravo 250 Functional Whey Protein (32101); Grande Bravo 300 Functional Whey Protein (32102); Grande Bravo 500 Functional Whey Protein (32103); Grande Bravo 550 Functional Whey Protein (32105); Grande Bravo 600 Functional Whey Protein (32106); Grande Ultra 8000 Nutritional Whey Protein Isolate (32200); Grande Ultra 9100 Nutritional Whey Protein Isolate (32131); Grande Ultra 9150 Nutritional Whey Protein Isolate (32324); and Grande Grande Primo Y45 Cultured Dairy Product (32400).
These products were distributed in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. Outside of the U.S., the recalled products were distributed in Canada, Ecuador and Japan.
Grande Cheese Company, headquartered in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, initiated the recalls on May 1, after identifying the risk of salmonella contamination in the products. During the same month, the company also recalled several of its feed products because of the risk of salmonella contamination.
In a statement to Newsweek, Grande Custom Ingredients Group wrote: "Grande Custom Ingredients Group voluntarily recalled certain whey and lactose products processed at a single location because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No cheese products are affected. The issue was discovered during a standard quality control process, and out of an abundance of caution, recall procedures were deployed. Grande Custom Ingredients Group is working in partnership with customers affected by this recall. In alignment with our commitment to the highest safety and quality standards, we are fully investigating the root cause of the recall."
Grande Cheese Company is the parent entity of Grande Custom Ingredients Group.
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Salmonella is a type of bacteria that can cause an infection in humans as well as an illness called salmonellosis, which can be fatal. The bacteria can be transmitted directly between animals and humans, but it's most commonly spread to people through contaminated food products.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the risk of salmonella can be reduced with safe food handling habits and by washing hands after touching animals.
Salmonella commonly causes symptoms like diarrhea (which can sometimes be bloody), stomach pains and cramps, fever, nausea and vomiting, and headaches.
While most people recover from a salmonella infection in a few days, individuals aged 65 or above, children under the age of 12 months, those with a compromised immune system and individuals with sickle cell disease are at higher risk of developing serious symptoms.
In the most severe cases, salmonella can be fatal, though this is rare. The Cleveland Clinic says salmonella is the most common type of bacterial food poisoning in the U.S. There are more than one million salmonella infections in the country annually and about 420 people per year die as a result of salmonella, according to the clinic.
The potential salmonella risk led the FDA to issue its most severe type of recall for the Grande Cheese products. Class I recalls are only issued when there is a "reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure" to the product "will cause serious adverse health consequences or death." Class II food recalls are issued when the consumption of a product can cause adverse health consequences, while in the case of Class III recalls, the product, if consumed, is likely to cause no adverse health consequences.
Update 6/17/24, 7:10 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Grande Custom Ingredients Group.
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