Karoun Dairies Recalls Braided String Cheese for Listeria Risk
Karoun Dairies is recalling braided string cheese products 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Karoun Dairies is recalling all cheese manufactured from an identified manufacturer due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall includes Authentic Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seed, Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seeds, and Jumbo Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seeds in 5oz, 6lbs, and 8lbs sizes.
The affected products are vacuum packed, packaged in plastic containers, or packed on styrofoam trays wrapped in plastic. The total quantity involved is 1.6 million lbs. of cheese. Distribution was nationwide in the U.S. and to Canada and Malaysia. Use-by dates extend up to 3/16/2016.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Authentic Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seed Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seeds Jumbo Braided String Cheese with Black Caraway Seeds 5oz, 6lbs, 8lbs UPC Codes: 96252 00019 5, 7 96252 00020 1, 7 96252 00035 5, 7 96252 00015 7, 7 96252 00025 6, 7…
- 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: 3/16/2016
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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