The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2884-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Reduced Fat Cheese Products Due to Plastic Film

Dairy Farmers of America is recalling reduced fat cheese products because a piece of plastic film 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 indicates a situation where there is a remote probability that adverse health consequences are likely to be non-life-threatening. The hazard involves a physical foreign object (plastic film) rather than a biological or chemical contaminant.

Plain-English summary

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling a number of cheese products, specifically the Reduced Fat Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: BORDEN 12/12OZ 2PCT AMER WHT, 5300001614. The recall is being conducted because a piece of plastic film strip might remain attached to the cheese slice upon peeling the film from the product.

The affected products were distributed in the United States across multiple states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The products were also distributed in Libya and Colombia.

The recall covers 953,720 cases total for all product. The affected items have Sell By/Use By dates ranging from 8/10/2015 to 4/30/2016. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop consuming them if the plastic film is present.

The recalled product

Product
Reduced Fat Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: BORDEN 12/12OZ 2PCT AMER WHT, 5300001614.
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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