Sargento cheese recall expanded due to possible contamination

Wisconsin-based cheesemaker Sargento Foods Inc. is expanding its Feb. 10 recall.

The company previously voluntarily recalled a specialty cheese because of possible bacterial contamination. It is now expanding it "out of an abundance of caution."

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Sargento announced Feb. 10 that Longhorn Colby cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocyctogenes.

The products were distributed nationwide.

No illnesses have been reported.

Previously recalled items:

• 6.84-ounce packages of Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Longhorn Colby with sell-by dates of April 12 and May 10, 2017
• 8-ounce packages of Sargento Chef Blends Shredded Nacho & Taco Cheese with sell-by dates of June 14 and July 12, 2017.

Items included with the expanded recall include:

• Sargento Sliced Colby, 8 oz., UPC 4610000105, Sell By date 15MAY17F
• Sargento Sliced Muenster, 8oz., UPC 4610000107, Sell By dates 05MAR17F, 06MAR17F, 15APR17F, 16APR17F and 17APR17F
• Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack, 7.5 oz., UPC 4610000122, Sell By date 03MAY17B
• Sargento Sliced Tomato & Basil Jack, 6.67 oz., UPC 4610000279, Sell By date 03MAR17B
• Sargento Shredded Reduced Fat Colby-Jack, 8 oz., UPC 4610041018, Sell By date H07APR17
• Sargento Shredded Chef Blends 4 Cheese Pizzeria, 8 oz., UPC 4610041105, Sell By date H10APR17
• Sargento Artisan Blends Double Cheddar Shredded Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040094, Sell By date H08JUN17 and H09JUN17

Sargento also recalled some products that were packaged on the same line as the affected cheese and has ended its relationship with a supplier.

"Out of concern for the health and well-being of Sargento consumers, the company has also terminated its relationship with Deutsch Kase Haus, which supplied Sargento with the affected Longhorn Colby cheese," the company said on its website.