Whole Foods Market Maytag Blue Cheese recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

February 29, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Whole Foods Market recalls Whole Foods Market Maytag Blue Cheese, Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic w…

Recall number

F-1002-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Whole Foods Market

Sold / distributed

Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Whole Foods Market Maytag Blue Cheese, Maytag Blue Raw Milk, Maytag Iowa Blue Cheese cut and wrapped in clear plastic wrap, Dist. by Whole Foods Market 550 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703, PLU: 0293308