The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0656-2017·Announced 2016-12-14

Saputo Recalls Mozzarella Cheese Due to Foreign Material Complaint

Saputo Cheese USA is recalling specific lots of Mozzarella cheese after a complaint of white plastic found in the product.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a foreign material (plastic) complaint without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for moderate severity involving low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary measures.

Plain-English summary

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. is recalling approximately 1,582.24 pounds of Whole Milk Cheese 8/6# La Gondola Mozzarella. The recall is limited to Lot #8861017006 with an expiration date of December 1, 2016. The product is identified by UPC #075805010141 and Saputo code #1014.

The recall was initiated after the firm received a single complaint from a food service customer. The complaint stated that a restaurant employee found white plastic in a loaf of the cheese. The product was distributed to distributors in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

Consumers and food service operators who have this specific lot of cheese should stop using it and contact Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. for further instructions or a refund. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
WHOLE MILK CHEESE 8/6# LA GONDOLA; Mozzarella Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes. UPC: #075805010141 Saputo code: #1014 ;
Manufacturer
Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.
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 (2)

  • Expiration date: 20161201 - December 1
  • 2016 Lot #8861017006

Distribution

Distributed in 24 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. 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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