The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1855-2014·Announced 2014-04-23

Parkers Farm Recalls Jalapeno Cheese Logs for Listeria Risk

Parkers Farm Inc is recalling 8-ounce Jalapeno Cheese Logs due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the product.

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 8-ounce Jalapeno Cheese Logs sold in film overwrap. The recall covers products with a sell-by date before March 20, 2015. The total quantity involved is 369,840 cases for all varieties.

The recall is being issued because various peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, and cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The product was distributed nationwide, with no distribution outside the United States. Consumers who have this product should not consume it and should check their pantries for the specific items described in this notice.

The recalled product

Product
Jalapeno Cheese Logs sold under the following sizes and brands: 1. Parkers Farm and Parkers label in 8 ounce logs (12208) in film overwrap.
Manufacturer
Parkers Farm Inc
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.

See all 40 products in this recall →

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