Fresh Mozzarella; No brand name. Shipped in 30 lb. plastic bucket
Recalling firm: Farmo Foods, Inc.
Why it was recalled
Belfiore Cheese was notified by their direct account that cheese received had noticeable metal fragments in the product.
The exact product
Fresh Mozzarella; No brand name. Shipped in 30 lb. plastic bucket
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Original FDA code information
005,006,009,010,012,016, and 017 with expiration dates of 2/9/17, 12/10/17, 12/13/17, 2/14/17, 2/16/17, 2/20/17, and 2/21/17 respectively.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2201-2017
- Event ID
- 76984
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Jan 19, 2017
- Reported
- May 17, 2017
- Classified
- May 8, 2017
- Terminated
- May 9, 2017
- Quantity
- 12,000 lbs.
- Location
- Berkeley, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Telephone
Where it was distributed
One customer in Oregon
FDA source record · F-2201-2017
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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