Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white, 2 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) ingles; 2) Publix

Recall map → All recalls → F-0187-2020

Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white, 2 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) ingles; 2) Publix Deli; 3) Primo Taglio Classics; 4) Tropical Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc · reported 2019-12-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: 5 lb. loaves of cheese may contain metal foreign material.
Classification: Class III
Recall initiated: 2019-10-11
Reported by the agency: 2019-12-04
Closed out (terminated): 2020-09-25
Recalling firm: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Hiram, OH
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Distributed to 12 states: MA, PA, MD, NY, VT, ME, NC, GA, FL, KY, NJ, and IL
States we parsed from that text: FL GA IL KY MA MD ME NC NJ NY PA VT
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0187-2020

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