FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1706-2017

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

Provolone Cheese packaged as: (a) Santino Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck .75oz Slice, Item 58554, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828828653585541 (b) Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck .5oz Slice, Item 58555, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653585558 (c) Duck Deli Provolone Stk Pck .75oz Slice, Item 58747, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653587476 (d) La Rosa's Pizzaria Provolone St Pk .667oz, Item 58774, 2.25 lbs, UPC 828653587743

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Numbers: (a) Best if Used by: 3/28/2017 (b) Best if Used by: 3/28/2017 (c) Best if Used by: 004-17 (d) Best if Used by: 004-17
Quantity
10494 lbs

Why it was recalled

Potential cross contamination from a 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-1706-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.