Molly's Kitchen Hotzzarella Cheese Sticks, 12 lbs., Item No. 582648; Fred's Hotzzarella Cheese Sticks, 12lbs.

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Molly's Kitchen Hotzzarella Cheese Sticks, 12 lbs., Item No. 582648; Fred's Hotzzarella Cheese Sticks, 12lbs., Item No. 0204320. Ajinomoto Windsor Inc., Golden Tiger Plant · reported 2016-09-21

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Ajinomoto Windsor is recalling Cheese Sticks because it may be contaminated with E. coli O121.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2016-07-14
Reported by the agency: 2016-09-21
Closed out (terminated): 2017-02-16
Recalling firm: Ajinomoto Windsor Inc., Golden Tiger Plant
Los Angeles, 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): US: AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, MX, NE, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA, WI, WV
States we parsed from that text: AR AZ CA CT FL GA IA ID IL IN KS MA MI MN MO MT NE NV NY OH OR PA TN TX WA WI WV
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-2275-2016

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