FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1842-2017

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

FINLANDIA SRIRACHA JACK & JALAPENO JACK CHEESE NET WT. 12 OZ. (340g) SRIRACHA JACK INGREDIENTS: PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, JALAPENOS, CAYENNE GARLIC, CITRUS POWDER, ENZYMES CONTAINS: MILK JALAPENO JACK INGREDIENTS: PASTEURIZED MILK, RED AND GREEN JALAPENO PEPPERS, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNOTTO CONTAINS: MILK, DISTRIBUTED BY FINLANDIA CHEESE INC., PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 UPC 6 73803 04508 2

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Sell By JUL/19/17
Quantity
3 cs /15/12 oz packages & 10/12 oz packages

Why it was recalled

The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products test positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Biery Cheese, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
6544 Paris Ave, N/A, Louisville, Ohio 44641-9593

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Product was shipped to the following states: FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, NJ, OH, PA & WI.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-02-15
FDA classified
2017-04-04
Posted by FDA
2017-04-12
Terminated
2018-03-21
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1842-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.