The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1547-2014·Announced 2014-03-05

The Cultured Kitchen Recalls White Cheddar Cashew Cheese for Salmonella Risk

The Cultured Kitchen is recalling White Cheddar Cashew Cheese due to potential Salmonella contamination. Affected products have expiry dates up to and including 4/19/2014.

What this means for you

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 (Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Cultured Kitchen is recalling White Cheddar Cashew Cheese, an 8-ounce plastic container product, due to the potential for Salmonella contamination. The recall covers six varieties of Cashew Cheese with expiry dates up to and including 4/19/2014.

The product is described as processed raw at low temperatures to preserve minerals, enzymes, and nutrients, and is labeled as wheat, dairy, soy, and gluten-free. It contains live active cultures and must be kept refrigerated. The product was produced by The Cultured Kitchen LLC in Sacramento, CA.

Distribution was limited to Northern California and Reno, NV. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC 794504924015 and expiry dates within the affected range.

The recalled product

Product
The Cultured Kitchen White Cheddar Cashew Cheese; Processed raw at low temperatures to preserve minerals, enzymes and nutrients. Wheat, dairy, soy and gluten free. This product contains live active cultures Keep Refrigerated 8 oz., (226.8 grams) Plastic container UPC 7945049

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 (1)

  • All expiry dates up to and including 4/19/2014.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by The Cultured Kitchen 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →