Light String Cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella cheese, sold under the following brands and package sizes: 1. Fi

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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. Saputo Cheese USA Inc. · reported 2018-01-17

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: cheese has an off odor / off taste.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2017-12-21
Reported by the agency: 2018-01-17
Closed out (terminated): 2018-05-31
Recalling firm: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Lincolnshire, IL
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): CA, FL, IA, IN, KS, MA, MD, MO, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI
States we parsed from that text: CA FL IA IN KS MA MD MO NY OH PA TX VA WI
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-0525-2018

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