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Whole Foods Market recall - Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur,…

FDA (enforcement) · May 23, 2018 · Class I

Whole Foods Market recalled Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French… - an FDA enforcement event posted May 23, 2018, classified Class I, covering 1 product entry.
FDA-stated reason: The cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Details as of October 24, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: FDA
Posted: May 23, 2018
Initiated: April 9, 2018
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Whole Foods Market
Source ID: 79790

How this recall compares

Whole Foods Market has 64 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 38th. The one before it: Whole Foods Market recall - Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self… (May 2, 2018).
It is one of 5 Listeria recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in May 2018 (all Listeria recalls).

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Product entries (1)

Recall #	Product	Codes / lots	Distribution
F-1457-2018	Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me cheese (under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Cr¿me Cheese and Explorateur Triple Cr¿me French Cheese) which…	8 ounce packages include the codes: UPC codes 339001000408 and lot codes H10, H010, H11…	United States distribution to the following states: CT, NJ,…

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