Cheese Paczki Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
FGF, LLC is recalling cheese paczki products nationwide due to potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes. Affected products were produced on or before December 13, 2024.
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: Listeria monocytogenes is explicitly identified in the FDA rubric as a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, and the contamination is described as potential rather than confirmed, consistent with a High severity level per rubric criteria.
Plain-English summary
FGF, LLC is recalling item 8201816 Naturally and Artificially Flavored Cheese Paczki products. The recall affects 2,017,614 cases, with each case containing 66 units of 4-ounce paczki (14.85 lb per case).
The products are being recalled due to potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. The recall applies to all product currently on the market that was produced on or before December 13, 2024, and has not yet expired.
The recalled products were distributed nationwide in the United States and Canada. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard affected items. Those with questions about the recall may contact their retailer or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- item 8201816 NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED CHEESE PACZKI 66x4OZ, NET WT 14.85 LB
- Manufacturer
- FGF, LLC
- Category
- Food — Pastry
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,017,614
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)
- All product within expiration produced 12/13/24 and prior
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 60 recalled by FGF, 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.
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