Roos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa de Lima Cheese Due to Listeria
Roos Foods is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima cheese products after samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes all brands, lots, and sizes from the 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 hospitalization reports are rated Severe.
Plain-English summary
Roos Foods, Inc. is recalling Santa Rosa de Lima cheese products, including Mantequilla de Bolsa Tradicion Centroamericana, after samples of Santa Rosa De Lima Cuajada en Terron tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of cheese products manufactured or repackaged in the company's facility.
The firm expanded the recall to include all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of the affected cheese products out of an abundance of caution. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Santa Rosa de Lima Mantequilla de Bolsa Tradicion Centroamericana, 15 oz., packaged in a plastic bag, with UPC code 095548002159.
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 stop consuming them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Santa Rosa de Lima Mantequilla de Bolsa Tradicion Centroamericana, 15 oz., packaged in a plastic bag, Manufactured by Roos Foods, Inc., UPC code 095548002159. (Ingredients: Cream, milk, water, salt, nonfat dry milk, cultured skim powder, gelatin, stabilizers (carrageean gum…
- Manufacturer
- Roos 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 (2)
- all lots and expiration dates
- UPC code 095548002159
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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