Tillamook Cheese Slices Recalled Due to Plastic Fragments
Tillamook Colby Jack/Monterey Jack Cheese Slices are being recalled due to plastic material found in the cheese. Consumers in Washington and Utah should not consume this product.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for plastic contamination in food. While plastic fragments pose a choking and injury risk, no illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this at the High level per the rubric's treatment of risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Tillamook County Creamery Association is recalling Tillamook Colby Jack/Monterey Jack Cheese Slices due to the presence of plastic material. A piece of plastic material was detected in a 40-pound cheese block used to produce the slices, and smaller fragments of plastic may be found in the packaged cheese slices.
The affected product is sold in 32-ounce packages containing 42 slices per package (item #651195, retail UPC 0 72830 00721 4). It is also distributed in 12-package cases (case item #82721, case UPC 0 00 72830 82721 8). A total of 1,149 cases were distributed. Products have a best-if-used-by date of October 22, 2024.
The recalled cheese was distributed to retail locations in Washington and Utah. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tillamook Colby Jack/Monterey Jack Cheese Slices, item # 651195, net wt. 32oz, total 42 slices per package, refrigerated, packaged in flexible plastic film, retail package UPC 0 72830 00721 4. Case Item #82721, 12/2lb (32oz) packages per case. Case UPC 0 00 72830 82721 8. Tillam
- Manufacturer
- Tillamook County Creamery Association
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese Slices
- Hazard
- foreign-material
- choking
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)
- Best If Used By OCT 22 2024
Distribution
Distributed in 2 states:
- UT
- WA
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