Parkers Farm Sharp Cheddar Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Sharp Cheddar Cheese Balls and Logs due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, regardless of whether specific illnesses are reported in the text.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc is voluntarily recalling Sharp Cheddar Cheese Balls and Logs sold in 10-ounce film overwrap packages. The product is sold under the Parkers Farm and Parkers labels. The recall involves 369,840 total cases for all varieties.
The recall is being issued because various peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, cheese balls, and logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The source text does not specify if illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this specific product.
Consumers should check their pantries for Parkers Farm Sharp Cheddar Cheese Balls and Logs with a sell-by date before 3/20/2015. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese Ball and Logs sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm and Parkers label in 10 ounce logs (40506) and balls (40106) in film overwrap.
- 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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