Rizo Lopez Bulk Cheddar Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Rizo Lopez Foods is recalling bulk Cheddar cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume affected products.
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, which establishes a minimum severity of 4 per the rubric. Although Listeria without reported illness would typically score 3, the FDA Class I designation elevates it to 4. No illnesses or deaths are reported in the source documentation.
Plain-English summary
Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc., doing business as Don Francisco Cheese, is recalling bulk Cheddar Conventional cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled cheese was distributed to the following states within the United States: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Affected products can be identified by their PLU batch identification codes.
Consumers should not consume this product. Anyone who has consumed this cheese and developed symptoms should contact a healthcare provider. Retailers and distributors should cease sales and remove the recalled product from shelves immediately. For more information, contact Rizo Lopez Foods.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheddar Conventional (bulk)
- Manufacturer
- Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. dba Don Francisco Cheese
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. dba Don Francisco Cheese 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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