Cream cheese recall expanded as Tillamook recalls cheese slices sold at Costco
Dairy lovers should check the refrigerator for cream cheese sold at Aldi or pre-sliced Tillamook cheese sold at Costco, both of which have been independently recalled and removed from shelves.
Costco Tillamook Cheese Recall Details
On June 1, the Oregon-based dairy cooperative alerted Costco members who purchased its double pack of Tillamook cheese slices because the company said it had “identified a very small amount of gray and black plastic pieces” that could be present in a limited quantity of its Monterey Jack cheese.
The affected products, which had an expiration date of October 22, 2024, were sold at Costco stores in the Northwest region and came in 32-ounce containers. package containing Tillamook Monterey Jack and Tillamook Colby Jack cheese slices with item number 651195.
All customers who purchased the product between May 9 and May 31, 2024 received a written letter advising them to “please refrain from consuming it and return the package to your local Costco for a full refund.”
“Out of an abundance of caution and as part of our commitment to product quality and safety at the highest levels, we are voluntarily taking steps to remove this product from the market,” the letter said. “If you have already consumed the product without problems, you do not need to take any action, as the likely presence of foreign plastic material is very minimal.”
Details of recalls of Schreiber Foods cream cheese sold at Aldi and Kroger
Wisconsin-based dairy company Schreiber Foods Inc. has recalled more cream cheese products as part of an ongoing recall due to potential salmonella contamination.
At the time of publication, the cream cheese maker had recalled 836,721 units of cream cheese products, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s incident report issued on May 3.
Several major food retailers, including Hy Vee, Kroger and Aldi, distributed and sold the affected cream cheeses.
The recalled products were distributed in California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. The products were also shipped to Puerto Rico.
A total of eight cream cheese spreads manufactured for various supermarkets and sold under different names are affected by the recall, including Dunkin, Dutch Farms, Happy Farms, Fareway and Essential Everyday.
Click here for the FDA’s complete list of product UPC codes, expiration dates, and specific label information for hundreds of affected products.
A representative for Aldi and Schreiber Foods did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Schreiber Foods urged customers who may have purchased these products to “throw them away immediately or return them to their local store for a full refund.”
Potential health impacts, symptoms of salmonella
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people infected with salmonella experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and symptoms usually begin six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria.
Most people recover without treatment after four to seven days. But some — especially children under five and adults 65 and older, or people with weakened immune systems — may have more serious illnesses requiring medical treatment or hospitalization, the CDC says.
Cream cheese recall expanded as Tillamook recalls cheese slices sold at Costco, originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com
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