FINLANDIA SRIRACHA JACK & JALAPENO JACK CHEESE recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 15, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Biery Cheese, Inc. recalls FINLANDIA SRIRACHA JACK & JALAPENO JACK CHEESE NET WT. 12 OZ. (340g) SRIRACHA JACK INGREDIENTS: PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTU…

Recall number

F-1842-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Biery Cheese, Inc.

Sold / distributed

Product was shipped to the following states: FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, NJ, OH, PA & WI.

Why it was recalled

The firm was notified by their supplier that various cheese products test positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

FINLANDIA SRIRACHA JACK & JALAPENO JACK CHEESE NET WT. 12 OZ. (340g) SRIRACHA JACK INGREDIENTS: PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, JALAPENOS, CAYENNE GARLIC, CITRUS POWDER, ENZYMES CONTAINS: MILK JALAPENO JACK INGREDIENTS: PASTEURIZED MILK, RED AND GREEN JALAPENO PEPPERS, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNOTTO CONTAINS: MILK, DISTRIBUTED BY FINLANDIA CHEESE INC., PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 UPC 6 73803 04508 2