Sargento Foods, Inc.: Food Recall in 2017 - (Recall #: F-1647-2017)

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 Pepper Jack Cheese, 12 oz., UPC 4610000108 with Sell By dates of 12JUN17B, 09JUL17B, 02MAY17B, 03MAY17B, 11JUN17B, and 10JUL17B. Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack, 7.5 oz., UPC 4610000122, Sell By date: 03MAY17B

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: February 10, 2017
Date Posted: March 29, 2017
Recall Number: F-1647-2017
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 dates of 12JUN17B, 09JUL17B,02MAY17B, 03MAY17B, 11JUN17B and 10JUL17B.

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