Food recall

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. recall: Light String Cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese

Saputo Cheese USA Inc., of Lincolnshire, IL, recalled Light String Cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese. The FDA's reason: “cheese has an off odor / off taste.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 21, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 17, 2018. 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

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed May 31, 2018

The recall

Company
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“cheese has an off odor / off taste.”
Where it was sold
CA, FL, IA, IN, KS, MA, MD, MO, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78815

The product recalled

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

  • F-0525-2018 Class II

    Light String Cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese, sold under the following brands and package sizes: 1. Fit & Active, 10 oz,., 12 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 041498-190293; 2. LIDL, 10 oz., 12 individually wrapped pieces. BEST BY 29MAR18L3 3. Market Pantry, 5 oz,., 6 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 085239-116951 4. Market Pantry, 10 oz., 12 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 085239-118122; 5. AHOLD, 8 oz., 8 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 688267-152757; 6. AHOLD 16 oz., 16 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 688267-129667; 7. AHOLD, 24 oz., 24 individually wrapped pieces. UPC 688267-044823.

    Codes: 1. Fit & Active BEST BY 26MAR18G1, BEST BY 05APR18G1, BEST BY 05APR18G2, BEST BY 05APR18G3. 2. LIDL BEST BY 29MAR18L3 3. Market Pantry 5 oz.. USE BY 05APR2018 L3 4. Market Pantry 10 oz., USE BY 05APR2018 L3 5. AHOLD 8 oz. USE BY 04052018 L3 6. AHOLD 16 oz. USE BY 04052018 L3 7. AHOLD 24 oz.USE BY 04052018 L3

    Quantity: 36,071 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 January 17, 2018.

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.