The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0794-2024·Announced 2024-01-31

Frozen cheese croquettes recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Lidl US is recalling Duc De Coeur Camembert Cheese Croquettes due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen explicitly listed in the Score 3 criterion. The source states only possible contamination with no reported illnesses, and the FDA Class II classification without hospitalization reports keeps this at Score 3 rather than Score 4.

Plain-English summary

Lidl US TRADING is recalling Duc De Coeur Camembert Cheese Croquettes Frozen (9 oz / 256g) due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has UPC 2023 8391 and a best-before date of 27 October 2024.

The recalled product was distributed to retail stores and distribution centers in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington D.C. Approximately 5,400 units have been recalled.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Instead, they should return the product to the place of purchase or discard it. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, and individuals with weakened immune systems. No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled product

Product
Duc De Coeur Camembert Cheese Croquettes Frozen NET WT 9 OZ (256g) UPC 2023 8391 Packaged in a cardboard cartons.
Manufacturer
Lidl US TRADING
Hazard
Affected units
5,400

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 (1)

  • BBD 27 OCTOBER 2024

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

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