FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0129-2020

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese PLU code 97776 sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with Whole Foods Market scale label applied

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Whole Foods Market scale label, identifiable by PLU code 97776 with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019.
Quantity
14.90 pounds

Why it was recalled

Potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
550 Bowie St, Austin, Texas 78703-4644

Distribution

Distribution pattern
NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WHOLE FOODS MARKET STORES: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-09-30
FDA classified
2019-11-07
Posted by FDA
2019-10-30
Terminated
2020-01-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0129-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.