Country Fresh Recalls Various Cooking And Snacking Products Due To Possible Health Risk

Following the Sargento Cheese Company recall where select Sargento branded cheeses were recalled due to the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, Country Fresh, LLC. of Conroe, Texas is recalling 2,552 cases of various cooking and snacking products (product descriptions below), that contained Sargento branded cheeses because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The product in question was shipped to retailers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia under the Country Fresh and store brand labels described in the product listing.

The list of products subject to this recall follows:

Product Description	Description of Packaging	UPC	Best-By Dates
Country Fresh Tuscan Style Mushroom	Foam Overwrap Tray	74641- 07211	February 14, 2017 thru February 17, 2017
Country Fresh Stuffed Mushrooms	Foam Overwrap Tray	74641- 07207	February 14, 2017 thru February 17, 2017
Southwest Stuffed Mushrooms	Foam Overwrap Tray	72036- 88471	February 14, 2017 thru February 17, 2017
Marketside Garlic Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms	Clamshell	681131- 14821	February 15, 2017 thru February 17, 2017
Ready Fresh Go Fruit and Hatch Pepper Cheese	Clamshell	41220- 03680	January 19, 2017 thru February 16, 2017

The product bears “BEST IF USED BY” dates between January 19, 2017 (1/19/17) through February 17, 2017 (2/17/17). No products except those on this list are subject to this recall.

To date, no illnesses have been confirmed by public health authorities.

Sargento Cheese advised Country Fresh of the issue, and Country Fresh is taking this action in the interest of protecting the public health. “Nothing is more important than ensuring that consumers enjoy nothing but high quality, nutritious, and safe and wholesome products from us,” said Bryan Herr, Country Fresh’s President.

Consumers who have purchased any of these products are urged to dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 281-453-3305, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT.

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* We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the Feeding America national office. *

For full details on the recall including product photos, please visit this FDA web page.

By MANNA Foodbank