Parkers Farm Pimento Cheese Spread Recalled for Listeria Risk
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Pimento Cheese Spread due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check sell-by dates and discard affected products.
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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Pimento Cheese Spread sold under the Parkers Farm, Parkers, Block & Barrel, and HYTOP labels. The recall covers 12-ounce cups, 20-ounce cups, and 4-pound pails with snap-on lids. The total quantity recalled is 369,840 cases for all varieties.
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. The affected products were distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the United States.
Consumers should check their pantries for Pimento Cheese Spread with a sell-by date before September 20, 2014. If the product matches the description and date, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pimento Cheese Spread sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 12 ounce (20100) cup with snap on lid; 2. Block & Barrel in 4 lb. pail with snap on lid (2382588). 3. HYTOP label in 12 ounce (952549) and 20 ounce (952556) cups…
- Manufacturer
- Parkers Farm Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese Spread
- 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 9/20/2014
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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