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Recall #F-1834-2013 · Initiated 2013-07-04
Plain-language summary
by FoodRecallsDB.infoWhat happened
Whole Foods Market is recalling Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese sold in stores nationwide because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacteria. The cheese was sold under various label names and was cut and wrapped in the store.
Who is at risk
Young children, elderly people, pregnant women, and anyone with a weakened immune system should be especially concerned, though the bacteria can affect anyone.
What to do
If you purchased this cheese, do not eat it—throw it away or return it to Whole Foods for a refund. Contact your doctor if you've eaten this cheese and experience fever, muscle aches, or other flu-like symptoms, especially if they appear more than two weeks after eating it.
Product
Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese sold with labeling as: Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres, Les Freres Wash Rind Product of USA, Crave Bros Les Freres, Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese by Pound, Les Freres Crave Brothers, and Les Freres Crave Brothers PO-RK. Cheese was cut and wrapped.
Reason for recall
Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese in response to a recall by the Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company of Waterloo, Wisconsin. The cheese is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and o
Quantity affected
Unknown
Distribution
Retail Stores Nationwide
Lot / code info
All best by dates for the following list of PLUs: Les Freres - PLU #299682, Crave Brothers Les Freres - PLU #299682, Les Freres Wash Rind Product of USA - PLU #294473, Crave Bros Les Freres - PLU #294473, Crave Brothers Les Freres Cheese by Pound - PLU #294473, Les Freres Crave Brothers - PLU #294473, and Les Freres Crave Brothers PO-RK - PLU #294473.
Voluntary / mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification
E-Mail
Terminated
2014-10-07
Recalling firm
Whole Foods Market
550 Bowie St
Austin, TX 78703-4648
United States
Recall classification
Most serious. Reasonable probability that the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
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