El Tapatio Queso Fresco Cheese Recalled Due to Missing Ingredient Statement
El Tapatio Queso Fresco cheese is being recalled because the product lacks a required ingredient statement on its packaging. This prevents consumers, especially those with food allergies, from identifying potential allergens.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The missing ingredient statement poses a risk of harm for consumers with food allergies who cannot identify ingredients. While the FDA Class II classification reflects the seriousness of this labeling defect, no illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Plain-English summary
W & W Dairy, LLC is recalling 2,709 cases (12 units per case) of El Tapatio Queso Fresco, Mexican Style Crumbling Cheese (Item 5204, UPC 0 83846-10158 2, 10 oz. packages). The product is manufactured for La Hispamex Food Products, Inc. in Cicero, Illinois.
The recalled cheese does not contain a required ingredient statement on its packaging. Without this statement, consumers cannot identify the ingredients in the product.
The affected product was distributed in Illinois. Lot numbers include 010323, 011723, 013023, 013123, 110822, 110922, 112222, and 123022, with use-by dates ranging from February 8, 2023 to May 1, 2023. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and are encouraged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- El Tapatio Queso Fresco, Mexican Style Crumbling Cheese. Item 5204. UPC 0 83846-10158 2. Net Wt. 10 oz. (283g). Keep Refrigerated. Manufacture for: La Hispamex Food Products, Inc., Cicero, IL 60804.
- Manufacturer
- W & W Dairy, LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
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 (15)
- Lot #: 010323
- 011723
- 013023
- 013123
- 110822
- 110922
- 112222
- 123022. Use By Date: 4/3/2023
- 4/17/2023
- 4/30/2023
- 5/1/2023
- 2/8/2023
- 2/9/2023
- 2/22/2023
- 3/30/2023.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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