Queso Blanco del Pais Recalled for Clostridium Clostridioforme Contamination
Pr Supplies Co., Inc. is recalling Queso Blanco del Pais in Puerto Rico after state sampling detected Clostridium Clostridioforme.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium Clostridioforme) without reported illness, which aligns with the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Pr Supplies Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling 415 units of "***Queso Blanco del Pais***TRIDAS***Receta Original***" in Puerto Rico. The recall was initiated after the Puerto Rico State Department sampling found positive results for Clostridium Clostridioforme.
The affected product is identified by the code 16/3/2012. The recall is limited to Puerto Rico.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- "***Queso Blanco del Pais***TRIDAS***Receta Original***"
- Manufacturer
- Pr Supplies Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Affected units
- 415
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)
- 16/3/2012
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Pr Supplies Co., Inc. 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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