The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2883-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Borden Mozzarella Slices Due to Plastic Film

Dairy Farmers of America is recalling Borden 2% Light Mozzarella Reduced Fat Slices because a piece of plastic film strip might remain attached to the cheese.

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 foreign object (plastic film) which is a physical hazard rather than a biological or chemical one, fitting the Moderate category for low-risk contamination or physical defects without reported severe injury.

Plain-English summary

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling Borden 12/6.56OZ 2% Light Mozzarella Reduced Fat Slices, product code 5300001605. The recall is being conducted because a piece of plastic film strip might remain attached to the cheese slice when the film is peeled from the product.

The affected product is a reduced fat pasteurized prepared cheese product. The recall covers 953,720 cases total for all product. The products were distributed in the United States and in Libya and Colombia. The sell-by or use-by dates range from August 10, 2015, to April 30, 2016.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop using it if the plastic film is attached to the cheese slices. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but the hazard is identified as the potential presence of plastic film on the cheese.

The recalled product

Product
Reduced Fat Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: BORDEN 12/6.56OZ 2% LIGHT MOZZARELLA REDUCED FAT SLICES, 5300001605.
Manufacturer
Dairy Farmers OF America Inc
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
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

Distributed in 39 states:

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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