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
- 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.