Organic Roquefort Papillon cheese packaged in clear plastic wrap

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Organic Roquefort Papillon cheese packaged in clear plastic wrap Whole Foods Market · reported 2015-11-11

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2015-10-07
Reported by the agency: 2015-11-11
Closed out (terminated): 2016-11-16
Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market
Austin, TX
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Nationwide throughout the USA and UK
States we parsed from that text: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WYour expansion
The agency wrote a broader phrase; these state names are ours, not theirs. Parse method nationwide, confidence high.
Food category: Dairy Prepared meals & entreesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0130-2016

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