The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1656-2017·Announced 2017-03-29

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.

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 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

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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