Cotija cheese is packaged in a plastic wrap, Net Wt. 1 lb. There is no UPC

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Cotija cheese is packaged in a plastic wrap, Net Wt. 1 lb. There is no UPC Queseria Bendita · reported 2015-03-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Cotija cheese is recalled because of a potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2015-01-16
Reported by the agency: 2015-03-04
Closed out (terminated): 2015-06-24
Recalling firm: Queseria Bendita
Yakima, WA
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 in Oregon and Washington
States we parsed from that text: OR WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairy Prepared meals & entreesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1367-2015

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