Gamay Foods Recalls Cheddar Cheese Seasoning Due to Salmonella Concerns
Gamay Foods Inc is recalling Original Cheddar Cheese Seasoning because a milk powder ingredient was recalled for potential Salmonella 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 (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Gamay Foods Inc is recalling Original Cheddar Cheese Seasoning, product number #117059, in 1600 lbs. bulk totes. The recall involves 107,200 lbs. (67 bulk totes) of the product.
The recall was initiated after Gamay Foods was notified by an ingredient supplier that the milk powder used in the seasoning was being recalled due to concerns about potential contamination with Salmonella. The affected product was distributed only in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have this product should check their lot numbers against the list provided by the FDA and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- Original Cheddar Cheese Seasoning, #117059, Net Weight 1600 lbs. bulk tote
- Manufacturer
- Gamay Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Seasonings
- 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 (17)
- Lot Number: 091916CC-5
- 091916CC-6
- 091916CC-7
- 091916CC-8
- 091916CC-9
- 091916CC-10
- 103116CC-2
- 103116CC-3
- 103116CC-4
- 103116CC-5
- 103116CC-6
- 103116CC-7
- 103116CC-8
- 103116CC-9
- 103116CC-10
- 103116CC-11
- 103116CC-12..
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Gamay Foods 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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