The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1032-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Whole Foods Recalls Raw Sheep's Milk Cheese for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling raw sheep's milk cheese sold in California, Arizona, and Hawaii due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling a specific variety of raw sheep's milk cheese sold under the brand name "EWELICIOUS BLEATING HEART RAW SHEEPS MILK SALT CULTURES." The product was sold in clear plastic wrap with a Whole Foods Market scale label and is a variable weight item.

The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This cheese was distributed in California, Arizona, and Hawaii. Consumers should look for the product with PLU (product look up code) #299784 and a sell-by date up to and including January 20, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese sold unde the brand name, EWELICIOUS BLEATING HEART RAW SHEEPS MILK SALT CULTURES. Sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label in clear plastic wrap. Variable weight item.
Manufacturer
Whole Foods Market
Category
Food — Dairy / 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 (3)

  • PLU (product look up code) #299784
  • all sell by dates up to and including Jan 20st
  • 2015

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 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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