Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1521-2014·Announced 2014-02-26

El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC NM Hatch Valley Mild Cheese for Listeria Risk

El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling specific lots of Bueno GC NM Hatch Valley Mild cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

El Encanto, Incorporated is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Bueno GC NM Hatch Valley Mild cheese, Product Item Number 1057-5. The product is packaged in sealed poly film pouches and shipped in cardboard boxes containing five 5-pound units each, totaling 25 pounds per case.

The recall was initiated due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected lots are 2173, 2183, 2203, 2223, 2273, 2283, 2303, 2593, 2603, and 2623. The product was distributed nationwide, including to military, government, and VA consignees, but was not distributed to foreign markets.

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

The recalled product

Product: Bueno GC NM Hatch Valley Mild 5-5# Z, Product Item Number 1057-5. 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 (10)

Lots ¿2173
2183
2203
2223
2273
2283
2303
2593
2603
2623

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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