Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Paneer for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling 71.0 lbs of Paneer due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in GA, NC, SC, TN, and VA.
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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score (5) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling 71.0 lbs of Paneer because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall involves lot numbers 160614, 160705, and 160719.
The affected Paneer is sold in cut pieces at retail and in whole wheels (about 4 lbs) wholesale. The product was distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop consuming it if it matches the recalled lots. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Paneer, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, is sold in cut pieces at retail and in whole wheels (about 4 lbs) wholesale.
- Manufacturer
- Chapel Hill CreameryLLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Lot numbers: 160614
- 160705 and 160719.
Distribution
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.
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