Food recall

Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc. recall: Pepper Jack Cheese Half Moons

Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc., of Tolleson, AZ, recalled Pepper Jack Cheese Half Moons and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Papa John's Salad and Produce is voluntarily recalling half-moon cheese products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 15, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 8, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed March 29, 2017

The recall

Company
Papa John's Salads & Produce, Inc. (Tolleson, AZ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Papa John's Salad and Produce is voluntarily recalling half-moon cheese products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.”
Where it was sold
US: Utah and Arizona
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76499

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-1555-2017 Class I

    Pepper Jack Cheese Half Moons, 15pkgs/case UPC 78279600895

    Codes: Expiration Date 1/10/17 to 05/09/17

    Quantity: 9608 cases

  • F-1556-2017 Class I

    Monterey Jack Cheese Half Moons, 15pkgs/case UPC 78279600896

    Codes: Expiration Date 1/10/17 to 05/09/17

    Quantity: 9608 cases

  • F-1557-2017 Class I

    Co-Jack Cheese Half Moons, 15pkgs/case UPC 78279600897

    Codes: Expiration Date 1/10/17 to 05/09/17

    Quantity: 9608 cases

  • F-1558-2017 Class I

    Colby Cheese Half Moons, 15pkgs/case UPC 78279600898

    Codes: Expiration Date 1/10/17 to 05/09/17

    Quantity: 9608 cases

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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 March 8, 2017.

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.