Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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: Aug 3, 2017.
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Sell By dates of 12JUN17B, 09JUL17B,02MAY17B, 03MAY17B, 11JUN17B and 10JUL17B.
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Original product description
Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese, 12 oz., UPC 4610000108 with Sell By dates of 12JUN17B, 09JUL17B, 02MAY17B, 03MAY17B, 11JUN17B, and 10JUL17B. Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack, 7.5 oz., UPC 4610000122, Sell By date: 03MAY17B
Original FDA recall reason
Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1647-2017
- Event ID
- 76461
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Feb 10, 2017
- Reported
- Mar 29, 2017
- Classified
- Mar 21, 2017
- Terminated
- Aug 3, 2017
- Quantity
- 116,554 cases / 2,467,145 units for all products
- Location
- Plymouth, WI, 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
USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, PR, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI. OUS: GUATEMALA, MEXICO, PANAMA, NASSAU
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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