Vulto Creamery Handmade Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Vulto Creamery is recalling 426 wheels of handmade cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide, with most sales in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, California, Chicago, Portland, and Washington, DC.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is 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
Vulto Creamery is voluntarily recalling 426 wheels of its handmade artisanal cheese, labeled as "Ouleout" with a net weight of 2 lbs. The recall is being issued because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. All lots of this specific product are affected.
The cheese was distributed nationwide, with the majority of units sold at retail locations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, California, Chicago, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, DC.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- artisanal cheese VULTO Creamery HANDMADE CHEESE, Ouleout, NET WT. 2 lbs
- Manufacturer
- Vulto Creamery
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 426
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)
- all lots
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Vulto Creamery 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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