Whole Foods Recalls Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling sliced Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling specific units of Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese. The affected product is sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with a Whole Foods Market scale label applied. The recall is being conducted because the cheese has the potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled cheese is identified by PLU code 97776 and has sell-by dates through October 30, 2019. The product quantity is 14.90 pounds. Distribution was limited to Whole Foods Market stores in the North Atlantic and Northeast regions, specifically in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific PLU code and sell-by date. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese PLU code 97776 sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with Whole Foods Market scale label applied
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Whole Foods Market scale label
- identifiable by PLU code 97776 with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019.
Distribution
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