The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0141-2018·Announced 2017-11-08

Cooperstown Cheese Company Recalls Roasted Garlic and Black Peppercorns Cheese

Cooperstown Cheese Company is recalling Roasted Garlic and Black Peppercorns cheese 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cooperstown Cheese Company, LLC is recalling Roasted Garlic and Black Peppercorns cheese. The recall includes all package sizes of the product, which is identified by the plant number 36-8524 on the label. The specific lot number affected is 52417.

The recall was issued because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in New York (NY).

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their labels for the plant number 36-8524 and lot number 52417. If the product matches these identifiers, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Roasted Garlic and Black Peppercorns. All package sizes are subject to the recall and the plant number on the label is 36-8524.
Hazard
Affected units
7

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 52417

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Cooperstown Cheese Company, LLC 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 3 products in this recall →

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