Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1851-2013·Announced 2013-09-04

Whole Foods Recalls Morbier Cheese Due to Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling specific varieties of Trois Comtois Morbier cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination linked to a French supplier recall.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

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.

Lot numbers (16)

All best buy dates sold at Whole Food Market Stores in Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Ohio
Virginia
Washington D.C.
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
California
Hawaii
Arizona
Nevada (Reno Store Only)

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

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