Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Whole Foods Market is recalling Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese was distributed to stores across multiple states from May to July 2021.
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: This recall is FDA Class I for a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes). Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never scored below 4, and Listeria without reported illness cases is a high-consequence contamination hazard warranting a Severe classification.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese packaged in clear plastic (PLU 5478494884) due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled cheese was distributed to Whole Foods Market locations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The affected product was manufactured with code dates ranging from May 17 through July 26, 2021.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to their local Whole Foods Market store. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cahill Whiskey Cheddar Cheese packaged in clear plastic PLU 5478494884
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Cheese / Deli
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)
- May 17 - July 26
- 2021
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Whole Foods Market 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.
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