Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1508-2014·Announced 2014-02-26

El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC NM Mild Cheese for Listeria Risk

El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling specific lots of Bueno GC NM Mild cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.

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 (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

El Encanto, Incorporated is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Bueno GC NM Mild cheese, Product Item Number 1044-2. The recall is being conducted due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product is packaged in plastic containers and shipped in cardboard boxes containing six 56-ounce units each.

The recalled lots are 2413, 2643, 2663, 2673, and 2883. The product was distributed nationwide, including to military, government, and VA consignees. No foreign distribution is reported.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should check their inventory and stop using the product. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal or return, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Bueno GC NM Mild 6-56oz Z, Product Item Number 1044-2. Packaged in plastic containers. All packed in cardboard shipper box that is then sealed with attached shipper label. Total package size of 6 units of 56 oz each per case totaling 21 lbs.
Manufacturer: El Encanto, Incorporated
Category: Food — Cheese
Hazard: listeria

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 (5)

Lots 2413
2643
2663
2673
2883

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 39 recalled by El Encanto, Incorporated 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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