The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0071-2015·Announced 2014-10-29

Oscar's Smoke House Cheddar Spread Recalled for Listeria Risk

Oscar's Hickory House, Inc. is recalling Oscar's Smoke House "More Than" Cheddar Spread due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Oscar's Hickory House, Inc. is recalling 1,612 units of Oscar's Smoke House "More Than" Cheddar Spread, Net Wt 7 Ozs, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product is distributed by Oscar's Smoke House in Warrensburg, NY, and is identified by lot numbers 719-959.

The affected product was distributed nationwide through internet mail order sales and to New York retail stores. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this specific product and lot number.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the distributor for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
OSCAR'S SMOKE HOUSE "MORE THAN" CHEDDAR SPREAD, NET WT 7 OZS, keep refrigerated. Distributed by: Oscar's Smoke House Warrensburg, NY 12885.
Hazard
Affected units
1,612

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Lot numbers (1)

  • lot numbers: 719-959

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Oscar's Hickory House, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 11 products in this recall →

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