CLASS I Food recall · Reported 30 Oct 2019 · FDA Enforcement Report

Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese recalled by Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is recalling Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese, distributed in 7 states. The recall was initiated on 30 Sep 2019 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesWhole Foods Market scale label, identifiable by PLU code 97776 with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019.

Quantity recalled14.90 pounds

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number: F-0129-2020
FDA event ID: 83931
Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market, Austin, TX
Brand: Consider Bardwell
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 30 Sep 2019
FDA classified: 7 Nov 2019
Reported: 30 Oct 2019
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Cheese

Timeline

30 Sep 2019	Recall initiated by company
30 Oct 2019	Published in enforcement report	+30 days
7 Nov 2019	Classified by FDA	+8 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the FDA

Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese PLU code 97776 sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with Whole Foods Market scale label applied

Where it was distributed

NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WHOLE FOODS MARKET STORES: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI

Connecticut Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island

Stores named: Whole Foods

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes

Which lots are affected?

Whole Foods Market scale label, identifiable by PLU code 97776 with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019.

Where was it sold?

NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WHOLE FOODS MARKET STORES: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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