Whole Foods Recalls Organic Roquefort Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Organic Roquefort Papillon cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Organic Roquefort Papillon cheese packaged in clear plastic wrap. The recall involves 1,593 pounds of the product, identified by PLU 029536 and all sell-by dates.
The recall was issued because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This product was distributed nationwide in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific PLU code and packaging. If found, the cheese should be discarded or returned to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Roquefort Papillon cheese packaged in clear plastic wrap
- 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)
- PLU 029536
- all sell by dates
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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