The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1744-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

FAGE Greek Yogurt Recalled Due to Temperature Control Failure

C & S Wholesale Grocers is recalling FAGE Total 2% Plain Greek Yogurt sold at two New York Target stores because it was not held at appropriate temperatures during transport.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically indicates a remote possibility of serious adverse health consequences. The hazard is a temperature control failure without reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is recalling FAGE Total 2% Milkfat Plain Greek Yogurt (17.6 oz, UPC: 8954408340). The recall was initiated because the products were not held at an appropriate temperature due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation.

The affected product was sold on June 17, 2019, at two specific Target stores in New York: 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack and 160 North Research Place in Central Islip. Exact lot codes are unknown.

Consumers who purchased this product at the listed locations should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
FAGE TOTAL 2% MILKFAT PLAIN GREEK YOGURT - 17.6OZ, UPC: 8954408340
Manufacturer
C & S Wholesale Grocers, 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)

  • Exact codes are unknown. The product being recalled was sold on June 17
  • 2019 at Target Stores in Commack
  • NY and Central Islip
  • NY.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 330 recalled by C & S Wholesale Grocers, 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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