10 oz flexible plastic bag containing 12 individually wrapped mozzarella cheese sticks. The product is package

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10 oz flexible plastic bag containing 12 individually wrapped mozzarella cheese sticks. The product is packaged in a Blue and clear bag with white and black lettering. UPC number: 0 71040 00060 2 Pollio Italian Cheese Company · reported 2016-09-28

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: A thin layer of the packaging film may remain on the cheese after the consumer opens it potentially causing choking.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2016-07-23
Reported by the agency: 2016-09-28
Closed out (terminated): 2019-03-15
Recalling firm: Pollio Italian Cheese Company
Campbell, NY
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 was distributed to 14 U.S. firms. The firm did not distribute to any foreign countries.
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: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-2324-2016

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