WHOLE MILK CHEESE 8/6# VESUVIO BELLA; Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes.
Recalling firm: Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.
Firm received one complaint from a food service customer stating a restaurant employee found white plastic in a loaf of cheese.
Historical recall record. This is not a new recall announcement. “Terminated” describes the FDA recall process; it does not certify that an individual package is safe. FDA termination date: Feb 10, 2017.
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FDA code information
Expiration date: 20161201 - December 1, 2016 Lot #8861017002
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Full FDA record and distribution details
Original product description
WHOLE MILK CHEESE 8/6# VESUVIO BELLA; Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes. Distributed by US Foods UPC: #075805891658 Saputo code: #989165
Extracted codes and context
| Type | Code / value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| lot | 8861017002 | Expiration date: 20161201 - December 1, 2016 Lot #8861017002 |
Original FDA recall reason
Firm received one complaint from a food service customer stating a restaurant employee found white plastic in a loaf of cheese.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0666-2017
- Event ID
- 75811
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Nov 23, 2016
- Reported
- Dec 14, 2016
- Classified
- Dec 8, 2016
- Terminated
- Feb 10, 2017
- Quantity
- 6722.93
- Location
- Tulare, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
Distributors AL, AZ. CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MS. NJ, NJ. NM. NY, OH, OK, OR, PA,, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA
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