Food recall

Whole Foods Market Brand 365, Llc recall: Kentucky Bleu cheese was sold in the Louisville, KY, Whole Foods Market store, and was cut and packaged in clear...

Whole Foods Market Brand 365, Llc, of Austin, TX, recalled Kentucky Bleu cheese was sold in the Louisville, KY, Whole Foods Market store, and was cut and packaged in clear... and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling "Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese KY BL" sold in its Louisville, KY store and...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 5, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 16, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed March 29, 2013

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market Brand 365, Llc (Austin, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling "Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese KY BL" sold in its Louisville, KY store and "Blue Kentucky Rose Kenny's" cheese sold in its Nashville, TN store. These cheeses are being recalled because they have the potentia”
Where it was sold
KY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63425

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0868-2013 Class I

    Kentucky Bleu cheese was sold in the Louisville, KY, Whole Foods Market store, and was cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap. It was sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label reading 'Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese KY BL".

    Codes: The "Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese KY BL" has a PLU of 209578 and includes all 'sell by' dates, which are noted on the scale label.

    Quantity: 1.21 lbs

  • F-0869-2013 Class I

    The Blue Kentucky Rose cheese sold in the Nashville, TN, Whole Foods Market store was cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap. It was sold with a Whole Foods Market scale label reading "Blue Kentucky Rose Kenny's".

    Codes: The Blue Kentucky Rose Kenny's had a PLU of 71113 and includes all sell by dates, which are noted on the scale label.

    Quantity: 0 lbs - it was found that the TN store never received the recalled lots

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of January 16, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.