Whole Foods Recalls Mixtress Bleating Heart Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Mixtress Bleating Heart cheese sold in California, Arizona, and Hawaii due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat food product elevates the risk to the highest level per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Mixtress Bleating Heart cheese, a variable weight item sold in clear plastic wrap with a Whole Foods Market scale label. The product is identified by PLU #299785 and includes sell-by dates up to and including January 20, 2015.
The recall was issued because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in California, Arizona, and Hawaii.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific PLU code and sell-by date. If found, the cheese should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheese sold unde the brand name, MIXTRESS BLEATING HEART NEW JERSEY COW MILK 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) #299785
- all sell by dates up to and including Jan 20st
- 2015
Distribution
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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