Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me Cheese an

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Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me Cheese and Explorateur Triple Cr¿me French Cheese) which were both cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap, as well as sold in branded 8 oz. packages Whole Foods Market · reported 2018-05-23

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2018-04-09
Reported by the agency: 2018-05-23
Closed out (terminated): 2018-07-06
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): United States distribution to the following states: CT, NJ, IL, NM, TX, AR
States we parsed from that text: AR CT IL NJ NM TX
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, 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-1457-2018

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