Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Swiss Cheese Slices Due to Plastic Film
Dairy Farmers of America is recalling Borden Swiss Singles cheese slices because plastic film strips may 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 reasonable probability of 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 Borden 12/8oz Swiss Singles Cheese Product White. 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 pasteurized prepared cheese product. The recall covers 953,720 cases total for all product. The distribution pattern includes numerous US states and the US territories of Puerto Rico, as well as Libya and Colombia. The sell-by or use-by dates for the affected product range from 8/10/2015 to 4/30/2016.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific product and dates listed. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: BORDEN 12/8OZ SWISS SINGLES CHEESE PROD WHT, 5300000682.
- 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
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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