The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1644-2017·Announced 2017-03-29

Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk

Sargento Foods is recalling specific lots of Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby cheese due to potential 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 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 is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Sargento Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby, 6.84 oz. (UPC 4610000228). The recall involves products with Sell By dates of 12APR17B, 02FEB17F, 01MAR17B, 16MAR17F, and 10MAY17B.

The recall was initiated after Sargento Foods was notified by their supplier that the cheese may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed in numerous US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as in Puerto Rico, Guam, Mexico, Panama, and Nassau.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of cheese should check their Sell By dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby, 6.84 oz., UPC 4610000228, with Sell By dates of 12APR17B, 02FEB17F, 01MAR17B, 16MAR17F and 10MAY17B.
Manufacturer
Sargento Foods, Inc.
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)

  • Sell By dates of 12APR17B
  • 02FEB17F
  • 01MAR17B
  • 16MAR17F and 10MAY17B.

Distribution

Distributed in 37 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 17 recalled by Sargento 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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