American Accent Shredded Imitation Mozzarella Cheese, Net Wt. 32 oz. (2lbs) 907g.
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 8 November 2017 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. Labeling does not identify whey or caseinate as milk ingredients.
The record
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- Product
- American Accent Shredded Imitation Mozzarella Cheese, Net Wt. 32 oz. (2lbs) 907g. UPC 36514-28012 Keep Refrigerated. Distributed by Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc., Hiram, Ohio 44234.
- UPC
- 3651428012
- Reason for recall
- Labeling does not identify whey or caseinate as milk ingredients.
- Recalling firm
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Firm location
- Hiram, Ohio, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0040-2018
- Quantity
- 375 cases (6-2 lb. bags per case)
- Distribution
- AZ and NM.
- Initiated
- 6 October 2017
- Reported by FDA
- 8 November 2017
- Terminated
- 2 April 2018
- Firm notified by
- Telephone
- Product codes
- Use By Codes: Jun 8, 2018 S1340P 254 204-1, JUN 22 2018 S1340P 268 204-1, JUN 25 2018 S1340P 271 204-1.
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
- The recall ran for 6 months, from 6 October 2017 to termination on 2 April 2018. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 2 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of cheese run a median of 7 months, so this one was about typical for its category. Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.
Named in the distribution pattern: Arizona, New Mexico. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
Filed under cheese. A product can sit in more than one.
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Other records from Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 15 other records name this firm.
All 16 records for Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
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