Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1845-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Parkers Farm Recalls Spicy Beer Cheese Spread for Listeria Risk

Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Spicy Beer Cheese Spread due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Various Peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

Parkers Farm Inc is recalling specific varieties of Spicy Beer Cheese Spread because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes Parkers Farm or Parkers label 5 lb. pails with snap-on lids and Say Cheez Beer cheese - spicy 14 oz. cups with snap-on lids. The total quantity involved is 369,840 cases for all varieties.

The affected products were distributed nationwide within the United States. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific items, identified by a sell-by date before 3/20/2015. 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.

Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen. Although the source text does not report specific illnesses or injuries, the presence of this bacteria in ready-to-eat foods poses a significant health risk. Consumers should not consume the recalled products and should dispose of them or return them to the point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Spicy Beer Cheese Spread sold under the following sizes and brands: Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 5 lb. (01508) pails with snap on lid, Say Cheez Beer cheese - spicy (17050) in 14 oz. cups with snap on lid
Manufacturer: Parkers Farm Inc
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
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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