US Food Recall Atlas

A single recall record, as the agency published it.

Recall mapAll recalls → F-1038-2024

Crumbled Cotija Net Wt. 5.6 lbs (300/0.3oz), Net Wt. 7.5 lbs (300/0.4 oz) Fontana, CA 92336 Plant #06-00333 Classic Castle Brand Crumbled Cotija Net Wt. 20 lbs, Net Wt. 5 lbs Fontana, CA 92336 Plant #06-00333 Classic Castle Brand Grated Cotija Net Wt. 20 lbs, Net Wt. 5 lbs Fontana, CA 92336 Plant #06-00333 Castle Importing, Inc. · reported 2024-03-13

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall
Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification
Class I
Recall initiated
2024-02-05
Reported by the agency
2024-03-13
Closed out (terminated)
2025-05-06
Recalling firm
Castle Importing, Inc.
Fontana, CA
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)
U.S. distribution to the following: CA< OH, CT, FL, TX, WA, IL No foreign distribution.
States we parsed from that text
CA CT FL IL OH TX WA

The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.

Food category
uncategorised

Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.

Recall type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
F-1038-2024

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