El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC Strip Mild Cheese for Listeria Risk
El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling Bueno GC Strip 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 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling Bueno GC Strip Mild 2-12.5# Z, Product Item Number 1071-4. The product is packaged in double-poly bags. The recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected lots are 2333, 2483, 2493, and 2613. The product was distributed nationwide, including to military, government, and VA consignees. No foreign distribution is reported.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and lot numbers. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bueno GC Strip Mild 2-12.5# Z, Product Item Number 1071-4. Packaged in double-poly bags.
- Manufacturer
- El Encanto, Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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 (4)
- Lots¿2333
- 2483
- 2493
- 2613
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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