Why it was recalled
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
Product description
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.
Lot numbers, UPCs & expiration codes
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.
Where it was sold
Retail Stores Nationwide
What to do if you have this product
- Compare the brand, size, and lot/UPC codes on your package with the codes above.
- If it matches, don't eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away.
- Wash surfaces and containers that touched the product.
- If you feel sick after eating it, contact your doctor. In an emergency call 911.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1834-2013
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- Jul 4, 2013
- FDA report date
- Aug 28, 2013
- Quantity
- Unknown
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recalling firm
- Whole Foods Market
Original FDA data
Every field from FDA enforcement report F-1834-2013, exactly as published.
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- City
- Austin
- State
- TX
- Status
- Terminated
- Country
- United States
- Event ID
- 65645
- Address
- 550 Bowie St
- Code information
- 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.
- Postal code
- 78703-4648
- Report date
- Aug 28, 2013
- Product type
- Food
- Recall number
- F-1834-2013
- Classification
- Class I
- Recalling firm
- Whole Foods Market
- Product quantity
- Unknown
- Termination date
- Oct 7, 2014
- 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
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Product description
- 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.
- Distribution pattern
- Retail Stores Nationwide
- Recall initiation date
- Jul 4, 2013
- Initial firm notification
- Center classification date
- Aug 20, 2013