Class IF-1831-2014

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

Sharp Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 8 ounce cups with snap-on lid (14001), 14 ounce cups with snap on lid (17001), and 16 ounce round or square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid) (17001UL), 5 lb. pail with snap on lid (11341 & 11441), 10 lb. pail with snap on lid (12341). 2. Amish Classic in 8 oz. cups with snap on lid (AC14001) 3. Biery in 5 lb. pail with snap on lid (5004). 4. Block & Barrel in 5 lb. pail with snap on lid (2388254). 5. Bucky Badger in 8 oz. (31411), 12 oz. (51411), and 14 oz. (41411) cups with snap on lid. 6. Central Markets in 8 oz cups with snap on lid (27056). 7. Cobblestone Market in 5 lb. pail (42403) and 30 lb. pails (42803) with snap on lid. 8. Dierks Waukesha in 5 lb. pail with snap on lid (11442)

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Sell by Date before 3/20/2015
Quantity: 369,840 total cases for all varieties

Why it was recalled

Various Peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Parkers Farm Inc
Notification channel: E-Mail
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 9250 Holly St NW, N/A, Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433-5800

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide. No distribution outside the US.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-03-21
FDA classified: 2014-04-16
Posted by FDA: 2014-04-23
Terminated: 2015-10-21
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1831-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.