Check your fridge: Some Sargento brand cheese products have been recalled over a supplier's concern of a potential listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Sargento Foods Inc. announced the recall on Friday. Giant and Martin's grocery stores on Saturday said they were following Sargento's lead and pulling the affected products from shelves, though there have been no reports of illness.
Supplier recall due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination affects select Sargento products. Visit: https://t.co/AiGmSJfMBh. pic.twitter.com/QCGs8Mnx8n
-- SargentoCheese (@SargentoCheese) February 11, 2017
According to Sargento, the affected cheeses are:
- Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby, 6.84 oz., UPC 4610000228, with sell-by dates of 12APR17B and 10MAY17B.
- Sargento Chef Blends Shredded Nacho & Taco Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040041, with sell-by dates of H14JUN17 and H12JUL17.
The company said that out of caution, it is also recalling:
- Sargento Sliced Colby-Jack Cheese, 12 oz., UPC 4610000109 with sell-by date of 11JUN17B.
- Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese, 12 oz., UPC 4610000108 with sell-by dates of 12JUN17B, 09JUL17B and 10JUL17B.
- Sargento Chef Blends Shredded Taco Cheese 8 oz., UPC 4610040002 with sell-by dates of H14JUN17, F28JUN17 and D28JUN17.
- Sargento Off The Block Shredded Fine Cut Colby-Jack Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040014 with sell-by date of F05JUL17.
- Sargento Off The Block Shredded Fine Cut Cheddar Jack Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040076 with sell-by date of F05JUL17.
Anyone unsure if they have one of the recalled cheeses can search it by UPC or sell-by date on Sargento's website, info.sargento.com.
Giant customers who purchased the affected products can bring their receipt to the store for a full refund, according to a store news release.
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