Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1644-2017
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
Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby, 6.84 oz., UPC 4610000228, with Sell By dates of 12APR17B, 02FEB17F, 01MAR17B, 16MAR17F and 10MAY17B.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell By dates of 12APR17B, 02FEB17F, 01MAR17B, 16MAR17F and 10MAY17B.
- Quantity
- 116,554 cases / 2,467,145 units for all products
Why it was recalled
Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1 Persnickety Pl, Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073-3544
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, PR, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI. OUS: GUATEMALA, MEXICO, PANAMA, NASSAU
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2017-02-10
- FDA classified
- 2017-03-21
- Posted by FDA
- 2017-03-29
- Terminated
- 2017-08-03
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1644-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.