Picnic Gourmet Spreads ( Red Pepper Feta Cheese Spread) 8 oz containers .12 Containers per case

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Picnic Gourmet Spreads ( Red Pepper Feta Cheese Spread) 8 oz containers .12 Containers per case Picnic Gourmet Spreads LLC · reported 2016-03-16

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) collected a sample collected a sample of Red Pepper Feta Cheese Spread that came up positive for L. Monocytogenes. The analysis was done by the DHMH Laboratories Administration and revealed the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in the product. The product is made by Picnic Gourmet Spreads, Potomac , MD 20854
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2015-09-17
Reported by the agency: 2016-03-16
Closed out (terminated): 2016-09-09
Recalling firm: Picnic Gourmet Spreads LLC
Bethesda, MD
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): Product is distributed by Euro USA Food Distributor
States we parsed from that text: could not be parsed
No state list could be read from the agency's text. Absence here is not evidence the product stayed put.
Food category: Dairy Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0727-2016

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