FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1134-2017

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

Smoked Mozzarella, sold in 1 lb logs, half lb balls, Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, and cherry-sized balls. At retail the half lb balls are sold by the each, packaged in water. All sizes are sold at wholesale, either packaged in water or dry packed. At retail the cherry sized balls are sold by weight.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot numbers: 160725; 160721; 160718; 160714; 160711; 160706; 160704; 160630; 160627; 160623; 160620; 160613; 160606; 160530; 160526; 160523; 160516; 160509; 160502; 160425; 160418; 160412; 160405; 160329 and 160316.
Quantity
4585.33 lbs

Why it was recalled

The products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recalling firm

Firm
Chapel Hill CreameryLLC
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
615 Chapel Hill Creamery Rd, N/A, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516-4874

Distribution

Distribution pattern
GA, NC, SC, TN and VA.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-07-27
FDA classified
2017-01-03
Posted by FDA
2017-01-11
Terminated
2017-06-15
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1134-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.