Whole Foods Recalls Morbier Cheese Due to Listeria Risk

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling approximately 766 pounds of Trois Comtois Morbier cheese. The affected products include Morbier Raw Milk (PLU 293358), Morbier AOC Le Trois (PLU 293608), Morbier Raw Milk French Cheese (PLU 293358), and Morbier Les Trois Comtois (PLU 293608). This recall is being conducted in response to a recall of the same product by the manufacturer, Trois Comtois, in Poligny, France.

The recall is necessary because the cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected cheese was sold at Whole Foods Market stores in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (Reno store only), Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin. All best buy dates for these specific PLU codes are affected.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific PLU codes listed above. If they find the affected cheese, they should discard it or return it to the store of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product

Trois Comtois Morbier Cheese labeled as follows: Morbier Raw Milk PLU 293358; Morbier AOC Le Trois PLU 293608; Morbier Raw Milk French Cheese PLU 293358; and Morbier Les Trois Comtois PLU 293608, Whole Foods Market

Manufacturer

Whole Foods Market

Category

Food — Cheese

Hazard

• listeria

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Distribution

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