Roos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa de Lima Hard Cheese for Listeria
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima hard cheese after samples of a related product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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 source text identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima Queso Duro Blando (Hard Cheese) in 14 oz and 8 oz clear, rigid plastic containers. The recall includes all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of cheese products manufactured and/or repackaged in the firm's facility in Kenton, Delaware.
The recall was initiated after samples of Santa Rosa De Lima Cuajada en Terron (fresh curd cheese) were found positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Out of an abundance of caution, the firm expanded the recall to include all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of the affected cheese products.
The products were distributed through retail stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Consumers should check their pantries for these products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Santa Rosa de Lima Queso Duro Blando (Hard Cheese), packaged in 14 oz and 8 oz clear, rigid plastic containers (Clamshell), Manufacturado por (manufactured for) Roos Foods Inc., Kenton, DE 19955, Plant No. 10-5436, UPC codes 095548003194 and 095548003118. (Ingredients…
- Manufacturer
- Roos Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- 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 (2)
- all lots and expiration dates
- UPC codes 095548003194 and 095548003118
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Roos 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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