Whole Foods Recalls Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese for Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, which can cause serious infections in vulnerable populations.
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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, and the rubric mandates a score of 5 for FDA Class I recalls.
Plain-English summary
Whole Foods Market is recalling Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese in response to a recall initiated by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company of Waterloo, Wisconsin. The cheese is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and other individuals with weakened immune systems.
The affected product is sold under various labels, including Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres, Les Freres Wash Rind Product of USA, Crave Bros Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese by Pound, Les Freres Crave Brothers, and Les Freres Crave Brothers PO-RK. The cheese was cut and wrapped and is identified by specific PLU numbers: #299682 and #294473. The recall covers all best by dates for these PLUs.
The product was distributed to retail stores nationwide. Consumers who have purchased this cheese should check their refrigerators and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese sold with labeling as: Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres, Les Freres Wash Rind Product of USA, Crave Bros Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese by Pound, Les Freres Crave Brothers, and Les Freres Crave Brothers PO-RK. Cheese was cut…
- 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 (7)
- All best by dates for the following list of PLUs: Les Freres - PLU #299682
- Crave Brothers Les Freres - PLU #299682
- Les Freres Wash Rind Product of USA - PLU #294473
- Crave Bros Les Freres - PLU #294473
- Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese by Pound - PLU #294473
- Les Freres Crave Brothers - PLU #294473
- and Les Freres Crave Brothers PO-RK - PLU #294473.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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