The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0569-2025·Announced 2025-09-17

Camembert soft ripened cheese recalled over possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, 8.8 oz, is recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the action as Class I.

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 rubric assigns 5 to any FDA Class I recall, and the FDA classified this Listeria monocytogenes action as Class I.

Plain-English summary

Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, 8.8 oz, sold in a round wooden container under UPC 2-77467-00000-7 and 0-77890-53515-8, is being recalled. Affected expiration dates are 7/26/25, 8/12/25 and 8/19/25. The recall involves 4,884 units in total, distributed in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, Connecticut and the District of Columbia.

The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the action as Class I, the category the agency uses when there is a reasonable probability that exposure will cause serious health consequences or death.

Anyone holding this cheese should not eat it and can return it to the place of purchase. Because Listeria infection can take weeks to produce symptoms, people who have eaten the product and feel unwell should tell their doctor what they ate.

The recalled product

Product
Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese - 8.8oz - Round wooded container; UPC: 2-77467-00000-7 , 0-77890-53515-8
Manufacturer
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
  • listeria-monocytogenes
  • pathogen-contamination
  • soft-cheese
  • class-i

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 (3)

  • Expiration Dates: 7/26/25
  • 8/12/25
  • 8/19/25

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • VA

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