Class ITerminated · reported 2012-11-28

Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori…

Sartori Inspirations, LLC recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 28 November 2012 as Class I. The recall was initiated by the firm. Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The record

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Product: Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.
Reason for recall: Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm: Sartori Inspirations, LLC
Firm location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall number: F-0716-2013
Quantity: 26 cases (312 units).
Distribution: Distributed to Whole Foods Grocery chain only with nationwide locations including Rocky Mountain, Northeast, North Atlantic, Mid Atlantic, Northwest, and Southwest.
Initiated: 20 July 2012
Reported by FDA: 28 November 2012
Terminated: 22 January 2013
Firm notified by: Telephone
Product codes: Lot number PM21931.

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

Class I means the FDA judged a reasonable probability that the product would cause serious health consequences or death. 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 is one of 10 records covering the same recall event. The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so a recall of a product line appears here many times. Counting these records as 10 separate recalls, which almost every published figure does, overstates it by a factor of 10. Every product code in this event is listed together on the record that covers the whole recall, which is the page a search engine is pointed to for all 10 of them.
The recall ran for 6 months, from 20 July 2012 to termination on 22 January 2013. 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 FDA published the enforcement report 4 months 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.

What this recall was for

Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that grows at refrigeration temperature, which is why it dominates recalls of ready-to-eat foods that are never cooked again before they are eaten.

A preventive controls plan covers Listeria contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.135(c)(3): Sanitation controls: the controls on cleaning food-contact surfaces and on preventing cross-contact and cross-contamination from insanitary objects, people and equipment.
21 CFR 117.165(a)(3): Environmental monitoring: testing the processing environment for an environmental pathogen, required when a ready-to-eat food is exposed to the environment before packaging.
21 CFR 117.150: Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.

Filed under cheese. A product can sit in more than one.

Other cheese recalls for the same reason

These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2026-09-02	Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit, Tomato Bisque with Cheese Croutons & White Cheddar Cheese, Ready to Heat, Net Wt. 14 OZ (397g), with UPC 1 94346474004. Must Keep Refrigerated.	CUISINE, KETTLE	Product had a presumptive positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes	Class II
2026-08-12	Selectos Latinos Requeson Mexicano Mexican Cottage Cheese, Net Weight 16 oz, packed into retail-sized clear plastic containers. Keep refrigerated.	La Colonia Foods Llc	Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, mild cheese variety (Snack Pack Assorted Regular Mild Stix White Colby, Marble Jack, Yummy Cheddar). Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Sizzlin Colby with Habanero Peppers). Sold in approximate 1/2-lb, 1-lb, 2.5-lb, 5-lb, and 40-lb units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Mild Cheese Variety (Yummy Cheddar, White Cheddar, White Colby, Monterey Jack, Marble Jack). Sold in 1/2-lb, 1-lb, 2.5-lb, 5-lb, and 40-lb units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (Snack Pack Assorted Pepperjack Stix (Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack)). Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Sharp Cheese Snack Pack Sharp Stix White or Yellow. Sold in approximate 0.40-lb (6.4oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2026-08-12	Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (3-in-a-Pack Assorted Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Sizzling Colby). Sold in approximate 0.20-lb (3.2oz) units. Unknown information: packaging, labeling, or total quantity of product distributed. Keep refrigerated.	Clover Hill Dairy, LLC	Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I

Other records from Sartori Inspirations, LLC

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 9 other records name this firm.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2012-11-28	Smoked Gouda packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2012-11-28	Famous Thick Salsa packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class II
2012-11-28	Spinach Feta Dip packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2012-11-28	Salsa Cream Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class II
2012-11-28	Kalamata Tapenade packaged in 7 oz clear plastic and 5 lb white plastic capacity containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2012-11-28	Mediterranean Tapenade packaged in 7 oz clear plastic and 5 lb capacity white plastic tubs, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2012-11-28	Tex Mex Smoked Gouda packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2012-11-28	Mango Salsa packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class II
2012-11-28	Jalapeno Pimento Cheese packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.	Sartori Inspirations, LLC	Sartori is recalling various dips, salsas, and cheese products which may have been manufactured onion mixes which were recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I

All 10 records for Sartori Inspirations, LLC

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