Provolone Cheese packaged as: Santino Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 4, 2017

Source

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

Official notice title

MDS Foods Inc recalls Provolone Cheese packaged as: (a) Santino Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck .75oz Slice, Item 58554, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828828653…

Recall number

F-1706-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

MDS Foods Inc

Sold / distributed

FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT

Why it was recalled

Potential cross contamination from a of product collected by the State Department of Agriculture which tested 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

Provolone Cheese packaged as: (a) Santino Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck .75oz Slice, Item 58554, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828828653585541 (b) Deli Made EZ Provolone St Pck .5oz Slice, Item 58555, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653585558 (c) Duck Deli Provolone Stk Pck .75oz Slice, Item 58747, 1.5 lbs, UPC 828653587476 (d) La Rosa's Pizzaria Provolone St Pk .667oz, Item 58774, 2.25 lbs, UPC 828653587743