The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0628-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

4C All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese because FDA samples revealed Salmonella contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese, UPC 41387-37126, 6 oz. The recall involves 1,122,617 cases (12,594,792 jars) of the product with BEST BY dates between November 12, 2016, and November 12, 2018. The product was distributed nationwide.

The recall was initiated because FDA samples revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and BEST BY dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
4C All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese, UPC 41387-37126, 6 oz
Manufacturer
4 C Foods, Corp.

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.

See all 8 products in this recall →