Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2143-2016
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
Grassfields Gouda Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016
- Quantity
- 385.39 pounds
Why it was recalled
Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Whole Foods Market
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 550 Bowie St, Austin, Texas 78703-4648
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-08-03
- FDA classified
- 2016-09-16
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-09-28
- Terminated
- 2017-01-23
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2143-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.