4C All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese because FDA samples revealed Salmonella 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Salmonella contamination in a food product typically warrants a Critical rating due to the high risk of serious health consequences.
Plain-English summary
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese, UPC 41387-33126, 6 oz. The recall involves 1,122,617 cases (12,594,792 jars) of the product. The affected jars have BEST BY dates between November 12, 2016, and November 12, 2018.
The recall was initiated because FDA samples revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.
Consumers who have this product in their homes should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 4C All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese, UPC 41387-33126, 6 oz
- Manufacturer
- 4 C Foods, Corp.
- 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 (3)
- BEST BY dates between November 12
- 2016 and November 12
- 2018
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by 4 C Foods, Corp. 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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