Food recall

Whole Foods Market recall: Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Mitica, PLU 0294239, Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market, of Austin, TX, recalled Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Mitica, PLU 0294239, Whole Foods. The FDA's reason: “Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 16, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 27, 2016. 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed October 7, 2016

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
NY, FL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73309

The product recalled

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

  • F-1709-2016 Class I

    Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Mitica, PLU 0294239, Whole Foods, 95 Houston St. New York, NY 10002 wrapped in plastic wrap; Pecorino Aged in Walnut Leaves Product of Italy, PLU 290107, Dist. by Whole Foods Market 50 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703, wrapped in plastic wrap.,

    Codes: Sell by dates: 03/03/16 through 03/08/16 and 02/29/16 through 03/08/16

    Quantity: Approximately 12 pounds

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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 July 27, 2016.

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.