Whole Foods Market Issues Allergy Alert for Zerto Fontal
Cheese Sold in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Zerto Fontal
cheese from fifty-four stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York because
the product contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, which is not declared
on the product label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs
run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume
these products.
The affected product was sold at Whole Foods Market
locations in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The products were located
in the Specialty department and were packaged by the slice with Whole Foods
Market scale labels. The affected products can be identified by the name “Zerto
Fontal”, a product code of 20565300000, sell by dates of 9/21/2022 –
10/20/2022, and were available for purchase from 9/21/2022 through 9/29/2022.
All affected product has been removed from store shelves.
The mislabeling issue was discovered by a customer complaint of illness.
Customers who purchased this product at Whole Foods Market
can bring a valid receipt into stores for a full refund. Customers with
additional questions can call 1-844-936-8255 daily between the hours of 6:00
a.m. and 12:00 a.m. CST.
Additional information and product photos are available at: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/whole-foods-market-issues-allergy-alert-zerto-fontal-cheese-sold-connecticut-new-jersey-and-new-york
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. Expands Voluntary Recall of Its Brie Cheeses Due to Possible Health Risk
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, MI is expanding
its voluntary recall of Brie cheeses announced on September 30, 2022, because
of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, to include additional
products, specifically baked brie cheeses. Listeria monocytogenes is an
organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children,
frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although
healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever,
severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria
infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
RECALL DETAILS
The following baked brie products are being added to the
9/30/2022 Old Europe Cheese voluntary recall. These are products with best by
dates through 12/14/2022 and are subject to the voluntary recall. The products
were distributed from August 01, 2022 through September 28, 2022 and were
available at supermarkets, wholesale and retail stores nationwide and Mexico.
Additional information and product photos are available at: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/old-europe-cheese-inc-expands-voluntary-recall-its-brie-cheeses-due-possible-health-risk
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