The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1841-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Parkers Farm Recalls Smoked Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese for Listeria Risk

Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Smoked Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and the hazard involves a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Smoked Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese sold in 8-ounce cups with snap-on lids under the Parkers Farm or Parkers label. The recall is due to the potential for the product to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers 369,840 total cases for all varieties. The affected products have a sell-by date before March 20, 2015. The product was distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the United States.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase if found.

The recalled product

Product
Smoked Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 8 ounce (13004) cups 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 →