Papa John's Monterey Jack Cheese Half Moons Recalled for Listeria Risk
Papa John's Salads & Produce is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Cheese Half Moons due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Cheese Half Moons (15pkgs/case, UPC 78279600896) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 9,608 cases of the product.
The affected products were distributed in Utah and Arizona. The expiration dates for the recalled items range from January 10, 2017, to May 9, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their expiration dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Monterey Jack Cheese Half Moons, 15pkgs/case UPC 78279600896
- Manufacturer
- Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 9,608
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)
- Expiration Date 1/10/17 to 05/09/17
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc. 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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