Kuster's Recalls PepperJack Shredded Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
Kuster's Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Fata's Best PepperJack shredded cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination or inadequate pasteurization.
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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 5 (Critical).
Plain-English summary
Kuster's Inc. is voluntarily recalling Fata's Best PepperJack Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags. The recall is being conducted following a supplier's recall of cheese due to the potential for the cheese to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes or inadequately pasteurized.
The affected product is identified by lot number 27816. The total quantity involved is 120 lbs. The product was distributed domestically in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot number and stop consuming the cheese if it matches the recalled lot. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard practice for food recalls is to discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fata's Best PepperJack Feather Shred Shredded Cheese, 5 lb. packages packed in plastic bags, keep refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Kuster's Inc.
- Category
- Food — Shredded 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 (1)
- lot 27816
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Kuster's Inc. 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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