Cheese sold under the brand name recall

Recalled by Whole Foods Market · Austin, TX, United States

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes can grow even in the fridge and is especially dangerous in pregnancy.

The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.

What was recalled

Cheese sold under the brand name, Fat Bottom Girl, Ingredients: Raw sheeps' milk, salt, cheese cultures Contains Milk: 071612. Sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label in clear plastic wrap. Variable weight item.

Quantity: Unknown

Food: Cheese

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

PLU (product look up code) #254705; all sell by dates up to and including Jan 20st, 2015

Where it was sold

Arizona California Hawaii

FDA's distribution note: CA, AZ, and HI

Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market
Initiated by: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated: Dec 31, 2014
In FDA report of: Feb 18, 2015
Terminated: Oct 13, 2015
FDA recall number: F-1037-2015 · event 70152
Official record: FDA enforcement report search