Fromi USA Recalls Soureliette Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination
Fromi USA Corp is recalling specific lots of Soureliette cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in California, New York, and Massachusetts.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Fromi USA Corp is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Soureliette cheese because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product is identified by item number 707116 and has a net weight of 3.969 lb per case or 1.323 lb per unit. The recall involves 7 cases of the cheese.
The affected units have best-by dates of January 22, 2017, February 8, 2017, and February 22, 2017. The product was distributed to four retail stores in California, New York, and Massachusetts.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Soureliette cheese, Net Wt 3.969 lb (case)/ Net Wt 1.323 lb per unit, Item number 707116
- Manufacturer
- FROMI USA CORP C/O NATIXIS PRAME
- 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)
- Product Number Art.-Nr. 707116 MHD
- 22.01.2017
- MHD 08.02.2017
- MHD 22.02.2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by FROMI USA CORP C/O NATIXIS PRAME 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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