Sargento Shredded Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Sargento Foods is recalling specific lots of Shredded Chef Blends 4 Cheese Pizzeria due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants a Critical rating under the rubric for high-risk pathogens.
Plain-English summary
Sargento Foods, Inc. is recalling Sargento Shredded Chef Blends 4 Cheese Pizzeria, 8oz. packages with a Sell By date of H10APR17 and UPC 4610041105. The recall involves 116,554 cases, totaling 2,467,145 units.
The recall was initiated after Sargento Foods was notified by their supplier that the cheese supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed in numerous U.S. states and territories, as well as in Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Nassau.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their Sell By date and UPC code. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sargento Shredded Chef Blends 4 Cheese Pizzeria, 8oz., UPC 4610041105, Sell By date: H10APR17
- Manufacturer
- Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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 (1)
- Sell By date of H10APR17
Distribution
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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