Restaurant Bar Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: Parkers Farm or Parkers label in 5 lb. (21811) pails with snap on lids.

Parkers Farm INC recalled Restaurant Bar Cheese sold under the following sizes and brands: in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Mar 21, 2014.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Various Peanut butters, cheese spreads, cold pack cheese, salsa, cheese balls/logs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

Distribution was broad: the FDA record describes it as "Nationwide. No distribution outside the US," which places this among the wider-reach recalls on the site. Consumers across the affected area should check product on hand. The recalling firm is based in Coon Rapids, MN. The recall covers 369,840 total cases for all varieties of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Apr 23, 2014), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.