Sargento Mont Jack Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Sargento Foods is recalling Mont Jack Cheese with hot peppers 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sargento Foods, Inc. is recalling Sargento Mont Jack Cheese with hot peppers, 5 lbs, UPC 4610033926. The recall was initiated after the company was notified by its supplier that the cheese may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Code Date 32316 KB and Best by Date 2/16/17. The recall covers 116,554 cases, totaling 2,467,145 units. Distribution included numerous states across the United States as well as Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Nassau.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific code and best-by date. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sargento Mont Jack Cheese w/hot peppers, 5 lbs, UPC 4610033926.
- 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 (1)
- Code Date 32316 KB Best by Date 2/16/17
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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