The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0716-2013·Announced 2012-11-28

Sartori Pimento Cheese Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination

Sartori Inspirations is recalling Pimento Cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from onion mixes used in manufacturing.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sartori Inspirations, LLC is recalling Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers. The recall involves 26 cases (312 units) of the product, identified by lot number PM21931.

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 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 have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled lot. They should contact Sartori Inspirations, LLC for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.
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 PM21931.

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.

See all 10 products in this recall →