Whole Foods Market Recalls Maytag Blue Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Maytag Blue Cheese products due to possible 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 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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling specific varieties of Maytag Blue Cheese, including Maytag Blue Raw Milk and Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap and distributed by Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas.
The recall covers 1,156 pounds of cheese with PLU numbers beginning with 293308 and sell-by dates ranging from January 20, 2016, to March 21, 2016. The distribution pattern for these products was nationwide.
Consumers who purchased these products should check their PLU numbers and sell-by dates to determine if they are affected. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Whole Foods Market Maytag Blue Cheese, Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap, Dist. by Whole Foods Market 550 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703, PLU: 0293308
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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