Global Garlic Recalls De Mi Pais Queso Fresco for Listeria Contamination
Global Garlic, Inc. is recalling 227 lbs of De Mi Pais Queso Fresco cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Global Garlic, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 227 lbs of De Mi Pais, Queso Fresco, Whole Milk Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz. (1 lb). The recall is being issued because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected cheese is identified by the expiration date 09/19/2017 and UPC 8-96211-00235-9. The product was distributed to Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- De Mi Pais, Queso Fresco, Whole Milk Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz.. (1 lb)
- Manufacturer
- Global Garlic, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Exp 09/19/2017
- UPC 8-96211-00235-9
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Global Garlic, 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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