FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1033-2015

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

Cheese sold unde the brand name, MIXTRESS BLEATING HEART NEW JERSEY COW MILK RAW SHEEPS MILK SALT CULTURES. Sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label in clear plastic wrap. Variable weight item.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
PLU (product look up code) #299785; all sell by dates up to and including Jan 20st, 2015
Quantity
Unknown

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with 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, N/A, Austin, Texas 78703-4648

Distribution

Distribution pattern
CA, AZ, and HI

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-12-31
FDA classified
2015-02-09
Posted by FDA
2015-02-18
Terminated
2015-10-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1033-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.