Parkers Farm Ranch Cheese Ball Recalled for Listeria Risk
Parkers Farm Inc is recalling Ranch Cheese Balls due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check sell-by dates and discard affected products.
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. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc is voluntarily recalling Parkers Farm and Parkers label Ranch Cheese Balls in 10-ounce balls (code 40406) packaged in film overwrap. 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 product was distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the United States. The total quantity involved is 369,840 cases for all varieties. Consumers should identify the product by the sell-by date, which is before March 20, 2015.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and discard any items that match the description. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ranch Cheese Ball sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm and Parkers label in 10 ounce balls (40406) 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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