Ricotta Cheese Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Delicious Food Distributors Inc is recalling 47 tubs of 33 Kopobbi A Whole Milk Cheese Ricotta due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat food product represents a critical health hazard.
Plain-English summary
Delicious Food Distributors Inc is recalling 47 tubs of 33 Kopobbi A Whole Milk Cheese, Ricotta, Net Weight: 17.14 lb. The recall is being conducted because the Massachusetts Department of Public Health sampled the product and it tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product has a Sell By date of 03/16/16 and LOT number 16-26-02. The product was distributed in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 33 Kopobbi A WHOLE MILK CHEESE, Ricotta, Net Weight: 17.14 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Delicious Food Distributors Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 47
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)
- Sell By: 03/16/16 LOT: 16-26-02
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