Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Pepper Jack Cheese Due to Plastic Film
Dairy Farmers of America is recalling Coburn Farms Pepper Jack cheese singles 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 that might cause temporary or medically reversible health adverse effects. 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 Coburn Farms 12/12oz Singles Pepper Jack White. 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 a flavored 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 should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it if found. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or a contact number for the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Flavored Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product: COBURN FARMS 12/12OZ SINGLES PEPPER JACK WHT,.5193315780.
- 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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