Sartori Smoked Gouda Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Sartori Inspirations is recalling Smoked Gouda cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onion mixes used in manufacturing.
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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Sartori Inspirations, LLC is recalling Smoked Gouda packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers. The recall involves 28 cases (336 units) of the product, identified by lot number SG21931. The cheese was manufactured in Lafayette, Colorado.
The recall is being conducted because the product may have been manufactured using onion mixes that were previously recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.
The affected product was distributed exclusively to the Whole Foods Grocery chain, with locations in the Rocky Mountain, Northeast, North Atlantic, Mid Atlantic, Northwest, and Southwest regions. Consumers who purchased this specific lot of Smoked Gouda should stop consuming it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Smoked Gouda packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.
- Manufacturer
- Sartori Inspirations, LLC
- 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 (1)
- Lot number SG21931.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Sartori Inspirations, LLC 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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