Sargento Foods, Inc.: Food Recall in 2017 - (Recall #: F-1646-2017)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2017.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Sargento Sliced Colby-Jack Cheese, 12 oz., UPC 4610000109 with Sell By date of 11JUN17B & 01MAY17B.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: February 10, 2017

Date Posted: March 29, 2017

Recall Number: F-1646-2017

Event ID: 76461

Reason for Recall:

Sargento Foods Inc. was notified by their supplier that the cheese that was supplied may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 116,554 cases / 2,467,145 units for all products

Code Information:

Sell By date of 11JUN17B, 01MAY17B

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated