Cento Parmesan Grated Cheese Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling Cento Parmesan Grated Cheese because FDA samples revealed Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop using the product.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, despite the absence of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling Cento Parmesan Grated Cheese, 6 oz jars (UPC 70796-90502), due to the presence of Salmonella contamination. The recall involves 1,122,617 cases (12,594,792 jars) distributed nationwide. The affected product has BEST BY dates between November 12, 2016, and November 12, 2018.
The recall was initiated after FDA samples revealed the presence of Salmonella. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this product.
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
- Cento Parmesan Grated Cheese, UPC 70796-90502, 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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