Food recall

Land O' Lakes, Inc recall: Item

Land O' Lakes, Inc, of Arden Hills, MN, recalled Item and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Land O'Lakes is recalling certain cheese products due to potential contamination with large pieces of plastic in the product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 18, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 30, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed January 16, 2015

The recall

Company
Land O' Lakes, Inc (Arden Hills, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Land O'Lakes is recalling certain cheese products due to potential contamination with large pieces of plastic in the product.”
Where it was sold
FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MO, PA, TX, VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68668

The 4 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2218-2014 Class II

    Item: 4815 Land O'Lakes, Extra Melt American White, Pasteurized Process American Cheese, Net WT 5 lbs (2.26 KG)

    Codes: Lot#: 31507365

    Quantity: 32,880 lbs

  • F-2219-2014 Class II

    Item: 48775 Land O'Lakes, Golden Velvet Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread - Yellow, NET WT 5 LBS (2.26 KG)

    Codes: Lot#: 31508146 & 31507367

    Quantity: 6,570 lbs

  • F-2220-2014 Class II

    Item: 48770 Land O'Lakes, Pasteurized Process Cheese Product, Yellow, NET WT 5 LBS (2.27 KG).

    Codes: Lot#: 31508147 and 31510762

    Quantity: 32,910 lbs

  • F-2221-2014 Class II

    Item: 48135 Land O'Lakes, Premium Deli Cheese, American, 5 lbs (2.27 KG)

    Codes: Lot#: 31510765

    Quantity: 9,070 lbs

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of July 30, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.