Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Fat Free American Cheese for Plastic Film
Dairy Farmers of America is recalling various brands of fat free American cheese because a piece of plastic film strip might remain attached to the cheese slice.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically involves a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences. The hazard is a physical foreign object (plastic film) rather than a biological or chemical contaminant, and no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling a number of fat free pasteurized prepared cheese products. The recall is due to the possibility that a piece of plastic film strip might remain attached to the cheese slice upon peeling the film from the product.
The affected products include 12/12oz and 12/10.7oz varieties of American Fat Free Yellow cheese sold under multiple store brands, including Southhome, Roundy's, Shur Fine, Haggen, Food Club, Everyday, Borden, Hy-Vee, and Berkshire. The total quantity involved is 953,720 cases.
The products were distributed in numerous U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas, as well as in Puerto Rico. The products were also distributed in Libya and Colombia. The sell-by or use-by dates for the affected products range from August 10, 2015, to April 30, 2016. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dates.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fat Free Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: SOUTHHOME 12/12OZ AMERICAN FAT FREE YELLOW, 0788001319. ROUNDYS 12/12OZ AMER FAT FREE YLW, 1115051105. SHUR FINE 12/12OZ AMER FAT FREE YLW, 1116146131. HAGGEN 12/12OZ AMER FAT FREE YLW, 269845607.5 FOODDCLUB 12/12OZ AMER FAT…
- Manufacturer
- Dairy Farmers OF America Inc
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Affected units
- 953,720
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/Use By 8/10/2015 to 4/30/2016
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 34 recalled by Dairy Farmers OF America 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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