The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1868-2017·Announced 2017-04-19

Whole Foods Recalls Vulto Creamery Raw Milk Cheese for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Vulto Creamery Ouleout soft wash-rind raw milk cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 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.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Vulto Creamery Ouleout soft wash-rind raw milk cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is sold in 0.5 lbs quantities.

The recalled cheese was distributed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, and New York. Affected products have "sell by" dates ranging from 12/27/2016 to 03/28/2017.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific brand and dates listed above. If found, the cheese should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Vulto Creamery Ouleout soft wash-rind raw milk cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic
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 (1)

  • "sell by" dates from 12/27/2016 to 03/28/2017.

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Whole Foods Market 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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