El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC Whole Mild Cheese for Listeria Risk
El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling specific lots of Bueno GC Whole 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 High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
El Encanto, Incorporated is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Bueno GC Whole Mild cheese, Product Item Number 1073-4. The product is packaged in sealed poly film pouches within cardboard shipper boxes, with each case containing two 12.5-pound units for a total of 25 pounds.
The recall was initiated due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected lots are 2193, 2323, 2693, and 2803. 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 stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bueno GC Whole Mild 2-12.5# Z, Product Item Number 1073-4. Packaged in sealed poly film pouches. All packed in cardboard shipper box that is then sealed with attached shipper label. Total package size of 2 units of 12.5 lbs. each per case, totaling 25 lbs.
- 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 2193
- 2323
- 2693
- 2803
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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