FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1658-2017

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 Deep V SHRED Monterey Jack Cheese withy Fiesta Peppers, 5 lbs , UPC 4610033648.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Code Date: FEB/16/17, MAR/30/17, APR/20/17
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-1658-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.