2018 Cheese Recalls and Safety Alerts

Sprout Creek Farm of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is recalling four wheels of Kinkead cheese made on May 10, 2018.

The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled product, which is packaged with an orange label, was sold at the following locations:

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product should dispose of it immediately.

Consumers with questions may contact Sister Margo Morris at (845) 485-8438 from 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday (EST).

Green Cedar Dairy of Dearborn, Mich., is recalling Green Cedar Ackawi cheese.

Samples of the product collected and tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The following product, sold at retail stores in East Dearborn and Dearborn Heights Mich., is being recalled:

• Green Cedar Ackawi cheese in small clear plastic shrink wrapped packaging bearing a “sell by” date of March 26, 2019, or later. The “sell by” date is on a white sticker on the back of the product.

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled products should not consume it, but discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall may contact Hussam Harb at (313) 584-4499, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm (ET).

Sprout Creek Farm of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is recalling 132 wheels of "Margie" cheese that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled product, consisting of 132 wheels, was distributed to the following locations, which have all been notified of the recall and instructed to dispose of the cheese:

The product being recalled is a soft, white rind, cow's milk cheese packaged with a green round label and wrapped in white milk paper in one pound wheels. It can be identified with the lot number make date of 10-9-18 and best by dates of 12-9-18.

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product should dispose of it immediately.

Consumers with questions may call Sister Margo Morris at Sprout Creek Farm at (845) 485-8438 from 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Whole Foods Market is recalling Reblochon Cheese "raw cow cheese" that may be contaminated with E. coli O26.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product in Canada, although illnesses have been reported in France.

The following product is being recalled:

• 4771 Yonge Street, North York
• 301 Cornwall Road, Oakville
• 951 Bank Street, Ottawa
• 87 Avenue Road, Toronto

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product should not eat it, but discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.

World’s Best Cheeses of Armonk, N.Y., is recalling 22 cases of Formagerie de la Brie brand, l’Explorateur soft ripened cheese.

The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled product, which comes in a 250-g (8.8-oz.), clear plastic package marked with lot #’s H036, H038, H043 and H044, and is made from pasteurized milk, was sold in retail stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Utah, Colorado, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington D.C., from February 28, 2018, through April 13, 2018.

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product should not consume it, but discard it or return it to the store for refund.

Consumers with questions may contact World’s Best Cheeses at 914 273-1400, Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm, or by email at Recall@wbcheese.com.

Seacrest Foods International of Lynn, Mass., is recalling 29 cases of Formagere de la Brie brand, l’Explorateur soft ripened cheese.

The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been confirmed by public health authorities to date.

The recalled product, made from pasteurized milk and comes in a 250g (8.8 oz), clear plastic package marked with lot # H010 or H011 on the bottom, with UPC: 3 390010 004080., was distributed at retail stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey and New Hampshire from February 6, 2018 through March 31, 2018.

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product should not consume it, but discard it or return it to the store for refund.

Consumers with questions may contact Seacrest Foods at 781-581-2066 from 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.

Whole Foods Market is recalling Explorateur French Triple Crème cheese from nine stores located in New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.

The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recall includes Explorateur French Triple Crème cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Crème Cheese and Explorateur Triple Crème French Cheese) which were cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap, and sold in branded 8-oz. packages with "sell by" dates from 02/15/2018 through 04/03/2018.

The products labeled as Explorateur French Triple Crème with scale labels beginning with PLU code 0294317 were sold at the following Whole Foods Market stores:

• 90 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Conn.
• 222 Main Street, Madison, N.J.
• 701 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, N.J. 

The products labeled as Explorateur Triple Crème French Cheese with scale labels beginning with PLU code 203971 were sold at the following Whole Foods Market stores:

• 7245 Lake Street, River Forest, Ill.
• 760 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Ill.

The products labeled as Explorateur with scale labels beginning with PLU code 293693 were sold at the following Whole Foods Market stores:

• 753 Cerillos Road, Santa Fe, N.M.
• 100 Pitt Street, El Paso, Texas

The products labeled as Explorateur in 8-oz. branded packages with UPC codes 339001000408 and lot codes H10, H010, H11 or H011 were sold at the following Whole Foods Market stores:

• 753 Cerillos Road, Santa Fe, N.M.
• 100 Pitt Street, El Paso, Texas
• 7245 Lake Street, River Forest, Ill.
• 760 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Ill.
• 501 Bowman Road, Little Rock, Ark.
• 11920 Domain Drive, Austin, Texas

What to do

Customers who purchased the recalled product may bring a valid receipt into stores for a full refund.

Consumers with questions may call 1-844- 936-8255 between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday, or 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (CST) Saturday and Sunday.