The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1142-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Fresh Mozzarella Due to Salmonella Risk

Chapel Hill Creamery is recalling Fresh Mozzarella products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The products were distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling Fresh Mozzarella products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall includes specific lot numbers ranging from 160316 to 160725.

The affected products were distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific lot numbers and discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Mozerella, Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.

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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