The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1037-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Whole Foods Recalls Fat Bottom Girl Cheese for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Fat Bottom Girl 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 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 is defined as a serious health hazard. Additionally, the recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Fat Bottom Girl cheese, a raw sheep's milk product, because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese was sold in clear plastic wrap with a Whole Foods Market scale label and had a variable weight.

The recalled product is identified by PLU #254705 and includes items with sell-by dates up to and including January 20, 2015. The cheese was distributed in California, Arizona, and Hawaii.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the store of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese sold under the brand name, Fat Bottom Girl, Ingredients: Raw sheeps' milk, salt, cheese cultures Contains Milk: 071612. 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) #254705
  • 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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