Class IF-0090-2016

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

Braided String Cheese Marinated with Olive Oil & Herbs Jumbo Braided String Cheese Marinated with Olive Oil & Herbs 8 lb UPC Codes: 96252 00019 5, 7 96252 00020 1, 7 96252 00035 5, 7 96252 00015 7, 7 96252 00025 6, 7 96252 00041 6, 7 96252 00042 3, 7 96252 00040 9, 7 96252 00005 8, 7 96252 00008 9, 7 96252 00038 6, 7 96252 00028 7, 7 96252 00018 8, 7 96252 00013 3, 7 96252 00017 1, 7 96252 00016 4, 7 96252 00039 3, 7 96252 00022 5 Product is vacuum packed, packaged in plastic containers, or packed on styrofoam trays wrapped in plastic.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Use by Dates up to: 3/16/2016
Quantity: 1.6 million lbs. (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-0090-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.