Class IF-1835-2014

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

Horseradish Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 8 ounce (13006), 14 ounce (17006), 16 ounce (17006UL) cups with snap on lid; 5 lb. (41550) and 10 lb. (42550 pail with snap on lid; 2. Amish Classic in 8 ounce cup with snap on lid (AC13006). 3. Block & Barrel in 5.5 lb. pail with snap on lid (2593424). 4. Bucky Badger in 12 oz. (51311) cups with snap on lid. 5. Central Markets in 8 oz cups with snap on lid (27055). 6. Cobblestone Market in 5 lb. pail pails with snap on lid (42603). 7. Dierks Waukesha in 5 lb. pail with snap on lid (41552).

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-1835-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.