Cento Romano Grated Cheese Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling Cento Romano Grated Cheese because FDA samples revealed Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop using the product.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
4 C Foods, Corp. is recalling Cento Romano Grated Cheese, UPC 70796-90501, 6 oz, because FDA samples revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination. The recall involves 1,122,617 cases (12,594,792 jars) of the product.
The affected product has BEST BY dates between November 12, 2016, and November 12, 2018. The product was distributed nationwide.
Consumers should stop using the recalled product and may return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cento Romano Grated Cheese, UPC 70796-90501, 6 oz
- Manufacturer
- 4 C Foods, Corp.
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- 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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