Jalapeno cheese sticks recalled for plastic foreign material
Gilman Cheese Corporation is recalling jalapeno cheese sticks due to potential plastic fragments. Consumers should stop eating and discard the affected product.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Plastic fragments in food present a direct risk of harm (choking and potential injury) to consumers. This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for Score 3 (High): risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Gilman Cheese Corporation is recalling 0.6 oz. jalapeno cheese sticks under product code P.6LGSTICKJL. The cheese sticks are packed in clear plastic pouches with nitrogen flush, containing approximately 150 sticks per pouch, with 2 pouches per case.
The recall was initiated due to the potential presence of plastic fragments in the product. Plastic foreign material poses a direct risk of harm to consumers.
Approximately 128,514.06 lbs. of product has been distributed to the Northeast region. The affected lot numbers are: 11794, 11765, 11768, 11776, 11782, 11716, 11691, 11684, 11637, 11560, 11544, 11532, 11525, 11443, 11428, 11419, 11412, 11405, 11392. Consumers who have purchased this product should stop consuming it and discard it.
The recalled product
- Product
- 0.6 oz. jalapeno cheese sticks. P.6LGSTICKJL. Cheese sticks are packed in clear plastic pouches with a nitrogen flush. Pouches contain about 150 sticks, with 2 pouches per case. Cases can weigh between 9 lbs. - 11 lbs.
- Manufacturer
- Gilman Cheese Corporation
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Snacks
- Hazard
- plastic
- choking
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 (18)
- Lot: 11794
- 11765
- 11768
- 11776
- 11782
- 11716
- 11691
- 11684
- 11637
- 11560
- 11544
- 11532 11525
- 11443
- 11428
- 11419
- 11412
- 11405
- 11392.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
- NE
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