Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Food)·F-1815-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Mini Babybel Original Semisoft Cheeses Recalled Due to Temperature Malfunction

C & S Wholesale Grocers is recalling Mini Babybel Original Semisoft Cheeses sold at two Target stores in New York because they were not held at appropriate temperatures during transportation.

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, but the source text does not report any illnesses or hospitalizations. The hazard is a temperature control failure, which is a lower-risk contamination issue compared to high-risk pathogens or structural defects, fitting the 'Moderate' criteria for low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary measures.

Plain-English summary

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is recalling Mini Babybel Original Semisoft Cheeses (6CT, UPC: 4175700109) due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation that prevented the products from being held at an appropriate temperature. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

The affected products were sold on June 17, 2019, at two specific Target locations in New York: 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack and 160 North Research Place in Central Islip. Exact lot codes are unknown, but the recall is limited to units sold at these stores on that specific date.

Consumers who purchased these cheeses at the listed locations should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. No specific illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

The recalled product

Product: MINI BABYBEL ORIGINAL SEMISOFT CHEESES - 6CT UPC: 4175700109
Manufacturer: C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Category: Food — Cheese
Hazard: temperature-abuse

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.

See all 330 products in this recall →

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