The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2893-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Cheese Products Due to Plastic Film Hazard

Dairy Farmers of America is recalling specific Food Club 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 involves a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences. The hazard is a physical foreign object (plastic film) rather than a biological or chemical contaminant, and no injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling a number of cheese products, specifically the Food Club 12/12 OZ Cheezy Does It Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product. 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 product is identified by the code 3680032338 and has sell-by or use-by dates ranging from August 10, 2015, to April 30, 2016. A total of 953,720 cases were distributed across numerous U.S. states and in Libya and Colombia.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific item and dates listed above. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the retailer or manufacturer for instructions on disposal or refund.

The recalled product

Product
Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: FOOD CLUB 12/12 OZ CHEEZY DOES IT, PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT, 3680032338.
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.

See all 34 products in this recall →

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