The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1721-2014·Announced 2014-04-09

Roos Foods Recalls Amigo Brand Sour Cream Due to Listeria Contamination

Roos Foods is recalling Amigo Brand Crema Centroamericana Cultured Sour Cream because Listeria monocytogenes was found in samples of cheese from the same facility.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving high-risk pathogens or significant injury reports are rated as Severe.

Plain-English summary

Roos Foods, Inc. is recalling Amigo Brand Crema Centroamericana Cultured Sour Cream, Grade A, 16 oz., packed in a plastic jar. The recall includes all lots and expiration dates for this product, identified by UPC code 09554800079. The product was manufactured or repackaged at the company's facility in Kenton, Delaware.

The recall was initiated after samples of Santa Rosa De Lima Cuajada en Terron (fresh curd cheese) from the same facility tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. As a precaution, the company expanded the recall to include all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of cheese products manufactured or repackaged in the facility, including the Amigo Brand sour cream.

The affected sour cream was distributed through retail stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Amigo Brand Crema Centroamericana Cultured Sour Cream, Grade A, 16 oz., packed in a plastic jar, Roos Foods, Inc., Kenton, DE 19955, Plant No. 10-5436, UPC code 09554800079. (Ingredients: Cream, milk, salt, nonfat dry milk, skim milk powder, gelatin, stabilizers (carrageean…
Manufacturer
Roos Foods Inc
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 code 09554800079

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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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