Whole Foods Recalls Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling approximately 12 pounds of Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves in New York and Florida 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling approximately 12 pounds of Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves. The recall involves two specific product variations: Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Mitica (PLU 0294239) sold at the Whole Foods location at 95 Houston St. in New York, NY, and Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Product of Italy (PLU 290107) distributed by the Whole Foods Market at 50 Bowie Street in Austin, TX. Both products were wrapped in plastic wrap.
The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected units have sell-by dates ranging from 02/29/16 through 03/08/16 and 03/03/16 through 03/08/16. The products were distributed in New York and Florida.
Consumers who purchased these specific items should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Mitica, PLU 0294239, Whole Foods, 95 Houston St. New York, NY 10002 wrapped in plastic wrap; Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Product of Italy, PLU 290107, Dist. by Whole Foods Market 50 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703, wrapped in plastic wrap.,
- 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 (1)
- Sell by dates: 03/03/16 through 03/08/16 and 02/29/16 through 03/08/16
Distribution
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