Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1519-2014·Announced 2014-02-26

El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC NM Mild Cheese for Listeria Risk

El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling 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 Bueno GC NM Mild cheese, Product Item Number 1057-3. The product is packaged in sealed poly film pouches within cardboard shipper boxes, with a total package size of 25 lbs (5 units of 5 lbs each). The recall is being conducted due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected lots are 2173, 2203, 2363, 2393, 2463, 2483, 2493, 2503, 2593, 2603, 2623, 2643, 2653, 2663, and 2883. The product was distributed nationwide, including to military, government, and VA consignees. No foreign distribution is reported.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Bueno GC NM Mild 5-5# Z, Product Item Number 1057-3. Packaged in sealed poly film pouches. All packed in cardboard shipper box that is then sealed with attached shipper label. Total package size 5 units of 5 lbs each per case, totaling 25 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 (15)

Lots 2173
2203
2363
2393
2463
2483
2493
2503
2593
2603
2623
2643
2653
2663
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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