Fontana white cheddar cheese flavor made with recalled milk powder
Fontana Flavors Natural & Artificial White Cheddar Cheese Flavor is being recalled because it was made with milk powder recalled by the supplier over Salmonella. 45,000 lbs affected.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall, which the rubric floors at Severe; no illnesses are reported in the source, so it does not escalate to Critical.
Plain-English summary
C0017D Natural & Artificial White Cheddar Cheese Flavor, net weight 50 lb bags, item 8500101, for further processing, from Fontana Flavors of Janesville, Wisconsin, is being recalled. The action covers 45,000 lbs.
The stated reason is that the product was made with milk powder recalled by the supplier due to Salmonella contamination. The FDA classified the action as Class I, its most serious classification.
Affected lots include 111925F01#1 through #4 and 111925F02#1 and #2, with the full list in the recall notice. Distribution was to Illinois and Tennessee, and outside the United States to Canada.
This is a bulk flavour ingredient supplied for further processing. Recipients should quarantine affected lots and follow the instructions issued by the firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- C0017D Natural & Artificial White Cheddar Cheese Flavor, Net Weight: 50 lbs. bag. Item #: 8500101. For Further Processing. Fontana Flavors, Janesville, WI.
- Manufacturer
- Fontana Flavors, Inc
- Category
- Food — Bulk flavour ingredient
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 (20)
- Lot Numbers: 111925F01#1
- 111925F01#2
- 111925F01#3
- 111925F01#4
- 111925F02#1
- 111925F02#2
- 120925F01#1
- 120925F01#2
- 121725F01#1
- 121725F01#2
- 121725F01#3
- 121725F01#4
- 020426F03#1
- 020426F03#2
- 022426F02#1
- 022426F02#2
- 032426F02#1
- 032426F02#2
- 032426F03#1
- 032426F03#2.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Fontana Flavors, 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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