The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0631-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

4C Homestyle Grated Cheese Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C Homestyle All Natural Parmesan/Romano 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 the highest severity rating due to the risk of serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling 4C Homestyle All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese, 6 oz jars (UPC 41387-11627). The recall was initiated after FDA samples revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination.

The affected product has BEST BY dates between November 12, 2016, and November 12, 2018. A total of 1,122,617 cases (12,594,792 jars) were distributed nationwide.

Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
4C Homestyle All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese, UPC 41387-11627, 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 →

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