Food recall

Whole Foods Market recall: Grassfields Gouda Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

Whole Foods Market, of Austin, TX, recalled Grassfields Gouda Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic and 7 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 3, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 28, 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

E. coli

Status

Terminated

Closed January 23, 2017

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74864

The 8 products recalled

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

  • F-2143-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Gouda Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 385.39 pounds

  • F-2144-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Onion N Garlic Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 180.12 pounds

  • F-2145-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Country Dill Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 242.14 pounds

  • F-2146-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Leyden Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 296.71 pounds

  • F-2147-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Edam Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 250.08 pounds

  • F-2148-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Lamont Cheddar Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 283.03 pounds

  • F-2149-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Fait Gras Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 105.16 pounds

  • F-2150-2016 Class I

    Grassfields Polkton Corners Cheese, cut and wrapped in clear plastic

    Codes: PLU codes that range from 0206151 to 0206159 and "sell by" dates through 9/2/2016

    Quantity: 199.37 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 September 28, 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.