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The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the recall of the cheese products has been upgraded to the highest risk category after it tested positive for the potentially deadly bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes.
The Ambriola company first issued a voluntary declaration in November for certain cheese products produced at the company’s facility in West Caldwell, New Jersey, after routine tests confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, bacteria that can cause serious illness and even death, especially in pregnant women, the elderly, young children and people with weakened immune systems.
“Although healthy people may experience temporary symptoms such as high fever, headache, rigors, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women,” the FDA said at the time.
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The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the recall of cheese products has been upgraded to a more dangerous category. (FDA)
Then on Tuesday, the FDA said the recall was reclassified as Class I, the highest level of concern. The class I recall states that “there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, [the] the product will cause adverse health effects or death.”
The recall affects eight products, half sold directly to consumers and the remainder sold by the pound for bulk processing.
The affected products were distributed to stores and distributors nationwide between Nov. 3 and Nov. 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, 2000572480 and 7 1000572485.
Ambriola Company issued a voluntary notice in November for certain cheese products manufactured at the company’s West Caldwell, New Jersey facility. (iStock / Stock)
Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, 5 and 10-pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000570725, 1000572476, 1000570724, 1000572475, 1000570726, 1000570727 and 70727.
Pinna Grated Pecorino Romano, 10-ounce plastic bags with lot number 1000572486 and Ground Pig’s Head Pecorino Romano, 6-ounce plastic cups with lids with lot number 1000572486.
Member Mark (Sam’s Club) Pecorino Romano Grated, 1.5-pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000570107, 1000570766 and 1000572513, Boar’s Head Pecorino Romano Grated, 5-pound plastic bags with lot numbers 10003057070707070707070707070707070705707057070570705705705707070705707057070 i hii Piccante Grated Pecorino Romano, 5- and 10-pound plastic bags with lot numbers 1000572981, 1000570737, 1000570092 and 1000572487, and Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, 8-ounce 70 plastic cups 1000572499 and 1000572514.
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The FDA said the recall was classified as Category I, a high 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 advised not to use the affected products and to discard them or return them for a refund.
Anyone with symptoms of Listeria infection is urged to contact their healthcare provider.
