Mondelez Recalls Cheese Products Due to Potential Salmonella in Ingredient
Mondelez Global LLC is recalling specific cheese products because a whey powder ingredient may contain Salmonella.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Mondelez Global LLC is voluntarily recalling 247 cases of 45Z RBS CHEESE SC 120CT MOD, (12 & 17) 45 Oz, Carton, 120 Cartons per pallet. The recall is a precautionary measure taken after the company's supplier, Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (AMPI), notified Mondelez of a voluntary recall of Whey Powder Sweet Type due to the potential presence of Salmonella. The recalled whey powder is used as an ingredient in various Mondelez Global human food products.
The impacted products were shipped to consignees in the U.S., including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They were also shipped to consignees in Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Curacao, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Philippines, St. Eustatius, St. Vincent, Suriname, and Trinidad. The source text notes that attached spreadsheets contain the number of domestic consignees.
Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product identified in the recall notice. If they have the product, they should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- 45Z RBS CHEESE SC 120CT MOD,(12 & 17) 45 Oz, Carton, 120 Cartons per pallet
- Manufacturer
- Mondelez Global Llc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 247
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 (1)
- 0 44000 04918 8 0 44000 00929 8
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Mondelez Global Llc 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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