FAIRLIFE LACTOSE FREE WHOLE MILK - 52 FL OZ, UPC: 1162002016

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1616-2019) was formally reported on July 31, 2019, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 17, 2019. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Westfield, MA. Federal records indicate Unknown units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Products were not held at an appropriate temperature due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Two Target Stores 1. 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, New York 2. 160 North Research Place in Central Islip, New York. 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 7 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.