Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1457-2018
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
Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me Cheese and Explorateur Triple Cr¿me French Cheese) which were both cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap, as well as sold in branded 8 oz. packages
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 8 ounce packages include the codes: UPC codes 339001000408 and lot codes H10, H010, H11 or H011. The sliced packages include the codes: PLU code 0294317, 203971, 293693 Sell by dates of 02/15/2018-04/03/2018
- Quantity
- 26 pounds
Why it was recalled
The cheese has the potential to 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, Austin, Texas 78703-4644
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- United States distribution to the following states: CT, NJ, IL, NM, TX, AR
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2018-04-09
- FDA classified
- 2018-05-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2018-05-23
- Terminated
- 2018-07-06
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1457-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.