Parkers Farm Recalls Jalapeno Cold Pack Cheese for Listeria Risk
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling specific varieties of Jalapeno Cold Pack Cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of Jalapeno Cold Pack Cheese. The affected products include Parkers Farm or Parkers label 10 lb. pails (91347) and 5 lb. Cheeseball Base - Jalapeno pails (15551), as well as Bucky Badger 8 oz. (31911) and 14 oz. (41911) cups. The recall covers 369,840 total cases for all varieties.
The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text notes that various peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, and cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with this pathogen.
The affected products were distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the US. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products with a sell-by date before 3/20/2015. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Jalapeno Cold Pack Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 10 lb. pail (91347) with snap on lid; 5 lb. Cheeseball Base - Jalapeno (15551) pail with snap on lid; 2. Bucky Badger in 8 oz. (31911) and 14 oz. (41911) cups with…
- Manufacturer
- Parkers Farm Inc
- Category
- Food — 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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