FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1697-2017

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

Hot Pepper Cheese packaged as: (a) AMISH CLASSICS Hot Pepper RW Square, Item 26244, 12 lbs, UPC 858653262442 (b) Deli Made EZ Hot Pepper St Pk .5oz, Item 26555, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653265559 (c) Deli Readi Hot Pepper St Pk 1oz Slice, Item 26831, 2 lbs, UPC 634660628788 (d) LIPARI Old Tyme Hot Pepper Cheese Food EW Square, Item 26703, 8 oz, UPC 94776102280

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Numbers: (a) Best if Used by: 6/10/2017 (b) Best if Used by: 3/17/2017, 4/22/2017 (c) Best if Used by: 2/28/2017, 4/22/2017, 5/16/2017 (d) Best if Used by: 6/10/2017
Quantity
3705.8 lbs

Why it was recalled

Potential cross contamination from a sample of product collected by the State Department of Agriculture which tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes

Recalling firm

Firm
MDS Foods Inc
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
4676 Erie Ave SW Ste A, Massillion, Ohio 44662-9658

Distribution

Distribution pattern
FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-02-04
FDA classified
2017-03-23
Posted by FDA
2017-03-29
Status
Ongoing

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1697-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.