The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1811-2013·Announced 2013-08-21

Crave Brothers Petit Frere Cheese Recalled Over Listeria Investigation

Crave Brothers is recalling Petit Frere with Truffles Cheese due to a multi-state Listeria monocytogenes investigation.

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 minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company is recalling 3 specialty cheese products, including Petit Frere with Truffles Cheese, while regulatory agencies continue a multi-state investigation of Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is packaged in cheese paper and sold inside a wooden box, with a net weight of 8 oz. (227g).

The recall involves product with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior. The distribution pattern includes direct accounts in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their inventory for the affected product and stop consuming it if it matches the description and date code provided.

The recalled product

Product
Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Petit Frere with Truffles Cheese, PF88T. Net Wt. 8 oz. (227g). Packaged in cheese paper and sold inside a wooden box. Eight 8 oz. wheels per case.
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)

  • Product with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC 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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