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title: "Natural Way Cheese 3 Pepper Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056... — FDA record F-0637-2022 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The milk used in the cheese curd had been stored in a holding tank in excess of 72 hours, therefore exceeding the required 72 hour tank cleaning interval."
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# Natural Way Cheese 3 Pepper Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056 75020 6, 12 retail units per wholesale ... — FDA record F-0637-2022

Reported terminated

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Jan 12, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Natural Way Cheese 3 Pepper Cheese Curds, retail 12oz plastic bag UPC 8 10056 75020 6, 12 retail units per wholesale case
- **Reason**: The milk used in the cheese curd had been stored in a holding tank in excess of 72 hours, therefore exceeding the required 72 hour tank cleaning interval.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: Natural Way Cheese
- **Quantity**: N/A
- **Agency-reported status**: Terminated
- **Source record identifier**: F-0637-2022

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22F-0637-2022%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | 01042205 04/04/22 |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

MI, IN

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

- [Indiana](https://isitonrecall.com/state/indiana/)
- [Michigan](https://isitonrecall.com/state/michigan/)

## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Feb 16, 2022
- **Recall initiation date**: Jan 12, 2022
- **Center classification date**: Feb 8, 2022
- **Termination date**: Aug 1, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Read the official notice for the action that applies to your exact product.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22F-0637-2022%22)

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