Sargento Sliced Red Rind Munster Cheese recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 10, 2017

Source

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

Official notice title

Sargento Foods, Inc. recalls Sargento Sliced Red Rind Munster Cheese, 0.75 oz, UPC 4610031554.

Recall number

F-1657-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Sargento Foods, Inc.

Sold / distributed

USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, PR, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI. OUS: GUATEMALA, MEXICO, PANAMA, NASSAU

Why it was recalled

Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with 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

Sargento Sliced Red Rind Munster Cheese, 0.75 oz, UPC 4610031554.