Lipari Old Tyme Muenster Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Lipari Foods is recalling Old Tyme Muenster Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a supplier.
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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling Lipari Old Tyme Muenster Cheese, 12/8 oz. The recall is being conducted because a supplier recalled cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by Product Number 185496, UPC 094776102242, and a Sell By Date of 6/4/17. A total of 102 units are involved in this recall.
The product was distributed domestically in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. No foreign or VA/DOD distribution is reported. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lipari Old Tyme Muenster Cheese, 12/8 oz.
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 102
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 (3)
- Product Number: 185496
- Sell By Date: 6/4/17
- UPC: 094776102242
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Lipari 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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