The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0111-2023·Announced 2022-11-09

Multiple Brands of Baked Brie Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Multiple brands of baked brie cheese are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed across multiple U.S. states and Mexico.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per regulatory guidelines. Although Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, no illnesses or deaths have been reported in the source material, preventing a Critical rating.

Plain-English summary

Baked brie cheese products manufactured by Old Europe Cheese, Inc. are being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects multiple brands including Reny Picot, Mexideli, La Bonne Vie, and Primo Taglio, with affected product sizes of 8 oz and 12 oz.

Products involved have Best By dates ranging from September 28, 2022 through December 14, 2022. The recalled items were distributed to multiple states including California, Florida, New York, Texas, and others, as well as Mexico.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly persons, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them and should return them to the store or discard them safely.

The recalled product

Product
Reny Picot 8 oz Baked Brie, Plain UPC 033421050088 Mexideli 12 oz Baked Brie, Plain no UPC N/A LA BONNE VIE 8 oz Baked Brie, Plain UPC 820581678814 PRIMO TAGLIO 8 oz Baked Brie, Plain UPC 021130098460
Hazard
Affected units
3,130

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • Best By Dates ranging from September 28
  • 2022 to December 14
  • 2022

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Old Europe Cheese, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 10 products in this recall →

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