Roos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa de Lima Fresh Cheese Curd for Listeria
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajada en Terron fresh cheese curd because samples 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) in 16 oz plastic bags, 10 lb vacuum packaged plastic bags, and 16 oz rigid plastic containers. The recall covers all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of the cheese products manufactured and/or repackaged in the company's facility in Kenton, Delaware.
The recall was initiated after samples of the 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 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 discard them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd), 16 oz packaged in a plastic bag, Roos Foods Inc., Kenton, DE, 19955, Plant No. 10-5436, UPC code 095548003033. (Ingredients: Pasteurized whole milk, enzymes, rennet & salt). Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajada en Terron…
- 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 (4)
- all lots and expiration dates
- UPC code 095548003033
- UPC code 095548000551
- UPC code 095548003026
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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