Sartori Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Sartori Inspirations is recalling Jalapeno Pimento Cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onion mixes.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sartori Inspirations, LLC is recalling Jalapeno Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers. The product was manufactured in Lafayette, Colorado, and distributed to Whole Foods Grocery chain locations nationwide.
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 specific lot number for the recalled cheese is JC21931.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot number and contact the manufacturer or retailer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Jalapeno Pimento Cheese 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 JC21931.
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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