FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1002-2016

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

Whole Foods Market Maytag Blue Cheese, Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap, Dist. by Whole Foods Market 550 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703, PLU: 0293308

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
PLU numbers beginning with 293308 with sell by dates of 1/20/2016 through 3/21/2016.
Quantity
1156 pounds

Why it was recalled

Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
550 Bowie St, N/A, Austin, Texas 78703-4648

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-02-29
FDA classified
2016-04-07
Posted by FDA
2016-04-13
Terminated
2016-08-15
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1002-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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