The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2897-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Imitation Process Cheese Food Due to Plastic Film

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling imitation pasteurized process cheese food products because a piece of plastic film strip 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 serious or where there is a temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequence. The hazard is a foreign object (plastic film) which poses a choking or injury risk, fitting the Moderate category for low-risk contamination or foreign material without reported severe injuries.

Plain-English summary

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling a number of imitation pasteurized process cheese food products. 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 include various brands and package sizes of imitation pasteurized process cheese food, such as Value Time, Clear Value, Lynder, Fiesta, McClarys, S-Mart, Sandwich Mate, and Fisher. The total quantity involved is 953,720 cases. The products were distributed in numerous U.S. states and in Libya and Colombia.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop using them if they find any. The recall is based on the potential presence of plastic film in the product.

The recalled product

Product
Imitation Pasteurized Process Cheese Food: VALUE TIME 12/8OZ SANDWICH SLICES IMITATION PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE FOOD, AMER IMIT YLW, 1122509140. VALUE TIME 12/10.67OZ SANDWICH SLICES IMITATION PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE FOOD, AMER IMIT YLW, 1122558045. VALUE TIME…
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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