Dorset Cheese recalled from Whole Foods Market stores due to possible Listeria contamination
Yesterday, the FDA announced that In response to a recall from Consider Bardwell Farm, Whole Foods Market stores in the Northeast and North Atlantic U.S. regions are voluntarily recalling Dorset cheese because of a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenesis an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, pregnant women and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and fetal infection among pregnant women.
The affected product was sold at Whole Foods Market stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. The affected product was cut and wrapped in plastic with a Whole Foods Market scale label, identifiable by PLU code 97776 with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Customers who purchased this product at Whole Foods Market can bring a valid receipt into stores for a full refund. Consumers with additional questions can call 1-844-936-8255 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, or 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday through Sunday.
Note from Consider Bardwell Farm:
Out of an abundance of caution, we are working to recall and account for all Dorset, Slyboro, and Experience sold through any channels between Friday July 5th and Monday September 23rd. Only cheeses that were aged in our washed rind cave are of concern. The majority of the Experience we sold at our farmers markets was not aged in this cave, but we are including it in the recall to simplify matters.
If you purchased one of these products either from a retailer or directly from the following Consider Bardwell Farm locations, please contact us at foodsafety@considerbardwellfarm.com for instructions on returning or destroying the product.
(Source: FDA)
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