Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1009-2024
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
Cotija cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento Course Grated Cotija Cheese Pack Size 6/5 lb. Material #10002578, UPC 46100352601. 2. Sargento Coarse Grated Cotija Cheese. Pack Size 500/0.5 oz. Net Wt. 15.625 lbs. Material #10003245, UPC 46100355176. 3. Sargento 25015 Grated Cotija Cheese. Pack Size 400/1 oz. Material # 10003379, UPC 46100355831. Keep Refrigerated. Product of USA. Distributed By Sargento Foods Inc, Plymouth, WI 53073 USA.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Batch / Use By Dates: Product 1: 02203898 / Use By 02/05/24; 02205996 / Use By 02/17/24; 02207027 / Use By 02/24/24; 02209043 / Use By 03/06/24; 02210169 / Use By 03/17/24; 02211178 / Use By 03/23/24; 02212562 / Use By 03/30/24; 02213262 / Use By 04/06/24; 02216473 / Use By 04/27/24; 02218540 / Use By 05/12/2024; 02221035 / Use By 06/02/2024; 02224663 / Use By 06/25/24; 02226594 / Use By 07/07/24; 02228944 / Use By 07/20/24. Product 2: 02223954 / Best By APR/17/24; 02225676 / Best By MAY/01/24; 02229084 / Best By MAY/22/24. Product 3: 02216808 / Best By FEB/28/24; 02224928 / Best By APR/25/24; 02225677 / Best By MAY/01/24; 02226672 / Best By MAY/07/24.
- Quantity
- 2,038 cases
Why it was recalled
Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1 Persnickety Pl, Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073-3544
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, NC, NJ, NV, OH, RI, TX, WA, WI
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2024-02-05
- FDA classified
- 2024-02-29
- Posted by FDA
- 2024-03-06
- Terminated
- 2024-04-30
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1009-2024. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.