FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2150-2016

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 Polkton Corners 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
199.37 pounds

Why it was recalled

Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
E-Mail
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-2150-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.