The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1840-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Parkers Farm Green Onion Cheeseball Base Cold Pack Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk

Parkers Farm Inc. is recalling Green Onion Cheeseball Base Cold Pack Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Parkers Farm Inc. is recalling Green Onion Cheeseball Base Cold Pack Cheese sold in 5 lb. pails with snap-on lids under the Parkers Farm or Parkers label. The recall involves 369,840 total cases for all varieties. The product was distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the US. Affected units have a sell-by date before 3/20/2015.

The recall is being conducted because various peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, and cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This is an FDA Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Green Onion Cheeseball Base Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 5 lb. (13331) pail with snap on lid;
Manufacturer
Parkers Farm Inc
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.

See all 40 products in this recall →