The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1137-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Burrata Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk

Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling retail burrata sold in water due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in five southeastern states.

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: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are scored as Severe (4) or Critical (5); as no deaths are reported, the score is 4.

Plain-English summary

Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling specific lots of burrata that are sold by the each, retail only, and packaged in water. The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Consumers should check their refrigerators for burrata with the following lot numbers: 160725, 160721, 160718, 160714, 160711, 160706, 160704, 160630, 160627, 160623, 160620, 160613, 160606, 160530, 160526, 160523, 160516, 160509, 160502, 160425, 160418, 160412, 160405, 160329, and 160316.

Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify the quantity of product recalled or report any illnesses associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Burrata, is sold by each, retail only, packaged in water.

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 (20)

  • Lot numbers: 160725
  • 160721
  • 160718
  • 160714
  • 160711
  • 160706
  • 160704
  • 160630
  • 160627
  • 160623
  • 160620
  • 160613
  • 160606
  • 160530
  • 160526
  • 160523
  • 160516
  • 160509
  • 160502
  • 160425

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Chapel Hill CreameryLLC 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.

See all 13 products in this recall →

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