Nabulsi Cheese 16 oz, 25 lb UPC Codes: 7 96252 03225 7, 7 96252 00225 0, 7 96252 00223 6, 7 96252 00125 3 Product is vacuumed packed or packaged in pails.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0080-2016) was formally reported on October 28, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 16, 2015. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Karoun Dairies is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of San Fernando, CA. Federal records indicate 1.6 million lbs. (total all cheese) units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Karoun Dairies is recalling all cheese manufactured from an identified manufacturer due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: U.S. distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to the following; Canada and Malaysia. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.