Parkers Farm Cold Pack Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling various cold pack cheeses and related products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Sharp Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese and other products, including peanut butters, cheese spreads, salsa, and cheese balls/logs, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers multiple brands and sizes, including Parkers Farm, Amish Classic, Biery, Block & Barrel, Bucky Badger, Central Markets, Cobblestone Market, and Dierks Waukesha.
The affected products were distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the United States. The total quantity involved is 369,840 cases for all varieties. Consumers should check their pantries for these products with a 'Sell by' date before March 20, 2015.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact Parkers Farm Inc for further instructions or a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sharp Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 8 ounce cups with snap-on lid (14001), 14 ounce cups with snap on lid (17001), and 16 ounce round or square plastic containers (tub with snap on lid) (17001UL), 5 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Parkers Farm Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 369,840
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)
- Sell by Date before 3/20/2015
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 40 recalled by Parkers Farm 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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