As of Wednesday, the French company hadn’t received any reports of illness or injury from consuming the cheeses, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The stopped selling cheese was also minimize and retail in transparent plastic cover and offered with the use of Whole Foods Market dimension labeling. Whole Foods Market chose to recall the cheese after routine sampling conducted by the FDA found Listeria Monocytogenes in a whole, uncut wheel of the cheese.
Infection with the bacterium can cause listeriosis, which is a potentially fatal condition for pregnant women, the elderly, small children and people with suppressed immune systems like cancer patients or people with HIV. The PLUC code for this product begins with 029536, and all sell-by dates are affected.
It was sold in all Whole Foods stores nationwide and all sell by dates are affected.
The Papillion Organic Roquefort cheese product or service can possibly be noted due to level tag that in fact starts with PLU 029536.
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Whole Foods says consumers are entitled to a full refund on the product so long as their bring their receipt to the store. Anyone with questions can call their local store or 512-477-5566, ext.
