Karoun Dairies Recalls Feta Basket Cheese for Listeria Risk
Karoun Dairies is recalling 8 oz Feta Basket Cheese with Kalamata Olives & Thyme 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Karoun Dairies is recalling all cheese manufactured from an identified manufacturer due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The specific product involved is Feta Basket Cheese With Kalamata Olives & Thyme, 8 oz, vacuum packed, with UPC Code 7 96252 22007 4. The recall covers a total of 1.6 million lbs. of cheese.
The product was distributed nationwide in the U.S. and exported to Canada and Malaysia. Use-by dates for the affected product extend up to 3/7/2016. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by date. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific instructions for disposal are provided in the source text, but standard food safety practices apply.
The recalled product
- Product
- Feta Basket Cheese With Kalamata Olives & Thyme 8 oz UPC Code: 7 96252 22007 4 Product is vacuum packed.
- Manufacturer
- Karoun Dairies
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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)
- Use by dates up to: 3/7/2016
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 25 recalled by Karoun Dairies 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.
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