Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0072-2016
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Fresh Cheese/Panela 8 oz, 6 lb 7 96252 03226 4, 7 96252 03227 1, 7 96252 00227 4, 7 96252 00226 7, 7 96252 00228 1, 7 96252 00122 2, 7 96252 00126 0, 7 96252 60001 2, 7 96252 80074 0, 7 96252 22003 6, 7 96252 80070 2, 7 96252 00127 7 Product is vacuum packed.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Use by dates up to: 12/31/2015
- Quantity
- 1.6 million bls. (total all cheese)
Why it was recalled
Karoun Dairies is recalling all cheese manufactured from an identified manufacturer due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Karoun Dairies
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 13023 Arroyo St, N/A, San Fernando, California 91340-1540
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- U.S. distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to the following; Canada and Malaysia
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-09-16
- FDA classified
- 2015-10-21
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-10-28
- Terminated
- 2016-04-12
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0072-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.