Sargento® Sliced Cheese (2024)

FAQs

Are Sargento cheese slices real cheese? ›

ALWAYS 100% REAL, NATURAL CHEESE

Pasteurized Process Cheese Food is only required to contain 51% natural cheese. Sargento^® Slices are always 100% real, natural cheese. Because 100% real, natural cheese belongs on your sandwich.

Cheese varieties affected by the recall include cotija, parmesan, Swiss, asiago, Monterey Jack, white cheddar, cheddar, a nacho and taco blend, Italian cheese blend, taco cheese blend, and queso quesadilla cheese. Over 10,000 cases of shredded cheese have been pulled from shelves.

45 calories per slice. See nutrition information for total fat and saturated fat content. Our family's passion is cheese.

Yes, our shredded and sliced cheeses and natural cheese snacks can be frozen for up to two months. If you've already opened the package, be sure to press out as much air as possible before reclosing the package. Freezing and thawing may change the texture of the cheese, making it more crumbly.

Sargento^® Slices are always 100% real, natural cheese. Pasteurized Process Cheese Food is only required to contain 51% real, natural cheese.

According to the FDA, American cheese is not real cheese. The organization refers to American cheese as a “pasteurized process cheese,” which means that it only needs to have a minimum of 51% real cheese and can be combined with other ingredients including milk, skim milk, buttermilk, cream and whey proteins.

The Wisconsin-based company has confirmed that Sargento Branded Product is not affected. This news stemmed from California-based Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc.'s recall on February 5 of its Cotija cheese due to a related listeria outbreak.

The recall, prompted by fears of listeria contamination, stems from a decision made by Rizo-López Foods Inc., a supplier to Sargento, to recall its dairy products last month. Sargento took swift action, announcing a voluntary recall of products supplied by Rizo-López Foods Inc.

PLYMOUTH, Wis., March 7, 2024 – Today, March 7, Sargento Foods was made aware of inaccurate news circulating around a product recall. The Wisconsin-based company has confirmed that Sargento Branded Product is not affected.

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Hard cheeses such as cheddar, Swiss and Parmesan can be stored in the refrigerator six months before opening the package and three to four weeks after opening. It can also be frozen six months. Processed cheese slices don't freeze well but can be kept in the refrigerator one to two months.

What are those crunchy white crystals on some of my Sargento^® Cheese? Those white crystals are most likely calcium lactate crystals, and they are safe to eat.

How long does cheese last in the freezer? Freezing cheese stops bacterial growth completely. Frozen cheeses should be used within six months of freezing and then used within two to three days of thawing.

Sargento^® Slices are always 100% real, natural cheese. Conveniently packaged with 10 slices in Easy-close FreshLock^® packaging that helps keep cheese fresh longer but use within five days upon opening for maximum freshness.

Made with 100% real, natural cheese, our Sargento String Cheese^® snacks will help keep you going. More varieties mean more ways to energize your day.

Our consumer products are branded leaders in 100% real, natural cheese. From our shredded and sliced cheeses to our convenient snacks like Balanced Breaks® snacks, Sargento is known and trusted for high quality and superior taste.

Processed cheeses differ from natural cheese by not being made directly from milk but from various ingredients such as natural cheese (usually), emulsifying salts, milk solids, butter oil, other dairy ingredients, vegetable oils, or other ingredients (Fox et al., 2000; see Chapter 46).

Less expensive cheese has a higher likelihood of containing additives that stray from something being 100% cheese. Additives like palm oil, whey powder, and emulsifying salts have been found in store-brand cheeses from grocers like Aldi.