The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1513-2012·Announced 2012-06-27

Kerry Foods Recalls Golden Cheddar Cheese Due to Metal Fragments

Kerry Foods is voluntarily recalling Golden Cheddar Cheese products because they are contaminated with metal fragments.

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: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Kerry Foods has voluntarily recalled its Golden Cheddar Cheese products, including Item # 716932.465 and Item # 716932.TM, because they are contaminated with metal fragments. The recall involves 178 cases of the product.

The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, as well as in Canada and Chile.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and contact Kerry Foods for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
KERRY, GOLDEN CHEDDAR CHEESE 716932 , R-SE-0132, CONTAINS MILK, Item # 716932.465, Net Wt 50 Lb (22.68Kg) KERRY, R-SE-0132TM, CONTAINS MILK, Item # 716932.TM, Net Wt 50 Lb (22.68Kg)
Manufacturer
Kerry Foods
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
Affected units
178

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)

  • 0510276403 0424276403

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 62 recalled by Kerry Foods 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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