Class ITerminated in FDA datasetJul 4, 2013

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…

Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market

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

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ProductCrave 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.

FDA 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.

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Original 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.

Recall details

Recall number
F-1834-2013
Event ID
65645
FDA status
Terminated
Initiated
Jul 4, 2013
Reported
Aug 28, 2013
Classified
Aug 20, 2013
Terminated
Oct 7, 2014
Quantity
Unknown
Location
Austin, TX, United States
Initiation type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Notification
E-Mail

Where it was distributed

Retail Stores Nationwide

FDA source record · F-1834-2013

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