Limena Salvadorean String Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Limena, LLC is recalling 1 lb. Quesillo Salvadoreno Para Pupusa String Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Limena, LLC is recalling 1 lb. packages of Quesillo Salvadoreno Para Pupusa Salvadorean String Cheese. The product is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product is identified by lot code 1041020. The label does not include an expiration date. The product was distributed domestically.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Quesillo Salvadoreno Para Pupusa Salvadorean String Cheese; 1 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Limena, LLC
- 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 (2)
- Lot code 1041020
- no EXP DATE on label.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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