Marte Frescolina Ricotta Salata Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Forever Cheese Inc is recalling Frescolina Ricotta Salata cheese found positive for Listeria monocytogenes during state and federal sampling.
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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, regardless of the absence of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Forever Cheese Inc is voluntarily recalling 835 cases of Marte brand Frescolina Ricotta Salata cheese. The product was matured and packed by Fattorie Chiarappa SRL in Italy and distributed nationwide. The recall includes all lots and production codes, specifically T5086/440220, T5520/440315, T6048/440417, T6528/440519, T7012/440703, T7452/440601, T7939/440822, T8419/441003, T8899/441020, T9425/441202, and U1392/450126.
The recall was initiated because the cheese tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes during sampling conducted by the California state and the FDA. The product is vacuum packaged and labeled with a round label; it may also be cut into smaller wedges but retains the same Frescolina Ricotta Salata label.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Marte brand Frescolina Ricotta Salata. Matured and packed by: Fattorie Chiarappa SRL VIA Dell'ulvio, 5 Conversano (BA) - Italy. --- Product is vacuum packaged and is labeled with a round label. Product may also be cut into smaller wedges, but will still have the same Frescolina…
- Manufacturer
- Forever Cheese Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 835
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 (12)
- all lots and all production codes. Includes T5086/440220
- T5520/440315
- T6048/440417
- T6528/440519
- T7012/440703
- T7452/440601
- T7939/440822
- T8419/441003
- T8899/441020
- T9425/441202
- T9962/441227
- U1392/450126
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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