Sargento Off The Block Shredded Fine Cut Colby-Jack Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040014 with Sell By date of F05JUL1

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Sargento Off The Block Shredded Fine Cut Colby-Jack Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040014 with Sell By date of F05JUL17, H06MAY17 Sargento Foods, Inc. · reported 2017-03-29

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2017-02-10
Reported by the agency: 2017-03-29
Closed out (terminated): 2017-08-03
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
Plymouth, WI
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): USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, PR, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI. OUS: GUATEMALA, MEXICO, PANAMA, NASSAU
States we parsed from that text: AL AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA IA IL IN KS LA MA MD ME MI MN MO NC NH NJ NV NY OH OK OR PA PR SC TN TX UT VA VT WA 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-1649-2017

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