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The Food and Drug Administration announced that a recall of cheese products was reclassified to the most serious risk category after testing positive for potentially deadly bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes.
The Ambriola company first issued a voluntary recall in November for certain cheese products produced at the company’s West Caldwell, New Jersey, facility after routine testing confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness or death, especially in pregnant women, the elderly, young children and people with weakened immune systems.
“Although healthy individuals experience only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women,” the FDA said at the time.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced that a cheese product recall has been reclassified to the most serious risk category. (FDA)
On Tuesday, the FDA said the recall had been reclassified to Class I, its highest level of concern. A Class I recall means that there is a “reasonable probability that use of or exposure to [the] the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or even death.
The recall affects eight products, half of which are sold directly to consumers and the rest are sold by weight for large-scale cooking.
The affected products were distributed to retail stores and distributors nationwide between November 3 and 20.
The products included in the recall are:
Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, 4 ounce and 8 ounce plastic cups with lids, 12 units per case with lot numbers 1000572472, 1000570734, 1000570735, 1000570736, 1000572482, 1000572483 and 1000572485.
The Ambriola Company issued a voluntary recall in November for certain cheese products made at its West Caldwell, New Jersey, facility. (iStock/iStock)
Grated Locatelli Pecorino Romano, 5 and 10 pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000570725, 1000572476, 1000570724, 1000572475, 1000570726, 1000570727 and 1000572477.
Pinna Grated Pecorino Romano, 10-pound plastic bags lot number 1000572486 and Boar’s Head Grated Pecorino Romano, 6-ounce plastic cups with lids lot number 1000572486.
Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club) Grated Pecorino Romano, 1.5 pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000570107, 1000570766 and 1000572513, Grated Pecorino Romano, 5 pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000570093 and 1000570738, Ambriola Piccante Grated Pecorino Romano, 5- and 10-pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000572981, 1000570737, 1000570092 and 1000572487, plus Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, 8-ounce plastic cups with lids with lot numbers 1000570750, 1000572499 and 1000572514.
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The FDA said the recall had been reclassified to Class I, its highest level of concern. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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No other Ambriola, Locatelli, Member’s Mark, Pinna or Boar’s Head products are affected by the recall.
Customers are asked not to consume the affected products and to throw them away or return them for a refund.
Anyone experiencing symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their doctor.
