Lidl Preferred Selection Red Wine Cheddar Recalled for Listeria
Cahills Farm Cheese Limited is recalling Lidl Preferred Selection Red Wine Cheddar cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not eat this product.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall for a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes). Although no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, Class I classification requires a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Cahills Farm Cheese Limited is recalling Lidl Preferred Selection Red Wine Cheddar (7 oz.) because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed nationwide. The affected product code range is 22109–21141 (inclusive), with UPC Code 20171674. Approximately 4.4 tons of product are subject to this recall.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly persons, and immunocompromised individuals. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those concerned about their health should contact a healthcare provider.
This is a Class I recall, meaning there is a reasonable probability that the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lidl Preferred Selection-Red Wine Cheddar - 7 oz.
- Manufacturer
- CAHILLS FARM CHEESE LIMITED
- Category
- Food — Cheese / Dairy
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)
- 22109- 21141 (inclusive) UPC Codes: 20171674
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by CAHILLS FARM CHEESE LIMITED 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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