Whole Foods Recalls Goldette Tommette Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Goldette Tommette cheese 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Goldette Tommette cheese sold under the brand name Bleating Heart. The product is made from raw Jersey cow milk, salt, and cultures, and is sold in clear plastic wrap with a Whole Foods Market scale label. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected cheese has a PLU code of #250302 and includes all sell-by dates up to and including January 20, 2015. The product was distributed in California, Arizona, and Hawaii.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific brand and PLU code. If found, they should discard the cheese or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheese sold under the brand name, Goldette Tommette Bleating Heart, Ingredients: Raw Jersey Cow Milk, Salt, Cultures Contains Milk: 032814. Sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label in clear plastic wrap. Variable weight item.
- Manufacturer
- Whole Foods Market
- Category
- Food — 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) #250302
- 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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