The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2900-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

Dairy Farmers of America Recalls Sandwich Mate Cheese Slices for Plastic Film

Dairy Farmers of America is recalling specific Sandwich Mate cheese slices because a piece of plastic film might remain attached to the product.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (choking/injury from plastic) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Sandwich Mate imitation pasteurized process cheese food. The recall involves 12/10.67OZ and 12/8OZ Monterey Jack singles. The total quantity affected is 953,720 cases.

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. This presents a choking or injury hazard if the plastic is consumed.

The affected products were distributed in numerous US states and in Libya and Colombia. The sell-by or use-by dates range 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
Imitation Pasteurized Process Cheese Food: . Sandwich MATE 12/10.67OZ Monterey JACK singles, IMIT WHT. 7103025182. Sandwich MATE 12/8OZ Monterey JACK singles, IMIT PP.99 WHT, 7103025185
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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