The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1872-2017·Announced 2017-04-19

Whole Foods Recalls Vulto Creamery Raw Milk Cheese for Listeria Risk

Whole Foods Market is recalling Vulto Creamery Walton Umber raw milk cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Whole Foods Market is recalling Vulto Creamery Walton Umber raw milk cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic. The recall is issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is 2.75 lbs of raw milk cheese with "sell by" dates ranging from 01/02/2017 to 04/02/2017. The cheese was distributed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, and New York.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific brand, weight, and sell-by dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Vulto Creamery Walton Umber 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 01/02/2017 to 04/02/2017.

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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