Recalls / Class I
Class IH-0210-2026
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
Whatcom Blue Sliced cheese; Sliced and packaged in deli plastic wrap with Whole Foods Scale labels.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- PLU 20667900000 Sell-by Date: 10/27/2025 11/16/2025
- Quantity
- 411 lbs total
Why it was recalled
Twin Sisters Creamery's recall of cheese products due to WSDA testing that identified potential STEC and E. coli O103 contamination. Whole Foods Market received affected products through distributor Peterson Company and sold them by weight with store-generated labels.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- WFM Purchasing, LP
- Notification channel
- Other
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 550 Bowie St, N/A, Austin, Texas 78703-4644
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Washington and Oregon
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2025-10-27
- FDA classified
- 2025-11-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2025-12-03
- Terminated
- 2026-02-06
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0210-2026. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.