The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0073-2015·Announced 2014-10-29

Oscar's Smoke House Bacon & Horseradish Cheddar Spread Recalled for Listeria

Oscar's Hickory House, Inc. is recalling 6,241 units of Bacon & Horseradish 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, due to the serious and reasonable probability of adverse health consequences from Listeria contamination.

Plain-English summary

Oscar's Hickory House, Inc. is recalling 6,241 units of Oscar's Smoke House Bacon & Horseradish Cheddar Spread, Net Wt 7 Ozs. The product is identified by lot numbers 719-959 and is distributed by Oscar's Smoke House in Warrensburg, NY.

The recall was initiated due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected units were distributed nationwide through internet mail order sales and to retail stores in New York.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot numbers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
OSCAR'S SMOKE HOUSE BACON & HORSERADISH CHEDDAR SPREAD, NET WT 7 OZS, keep refrigerated. Distributed by: Oscar's Smoke House Warrensburg, NY 12885.
Hazard
Affected units
6,241

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

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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