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Check your refrigerator: More cheese has been recalled.
just a few days later Boar’s Head recalls several varieties of its Pecorino Romano cheese Due to possible listeria, Popular grocery chain Wegmans has issued a similar notice.
The company has recalled its Locatelli grated Pecorino Romano cheese bearing the Wegmans scale label. possible listeria contaminationAccording to a new notice from the FDA. The supplier of the cheese product alerted Wegmans about the issue, leading to a recall notice issued on November 26.
The affected product was sold at Wegmans stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC between November 14 and 25.
According to the FDA, all lot codes have been recalled and removed from stores. Tubs can be identified by the UPC code 2-77580-XXXXX-7, in which the “XXXXX” varies depending on the weight.
Although no illnesses have been reported, customers are urged to return the recalled cheese to Wegmans for a refund.
The Boar’s Head recall was also announced this week, affecting three of its Pecorino Romano cheese products, including Boar’s Head Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese and Boar’s Head Pecorino Romano Cheese, according to a press release shared by Boar’s Head. spartanashA Michigan-based food distributor.
According To Big Y, Embriola Company, a supermarket chain that sells Boar’s Head products, also issued a recall for Boar’s Head Pecorino Romano Veg. However, this recall is due to “the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in other products that are affected to prioritize consumer safety.”
All three recalled cheeses were sold at various retailers across the country, and customers are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Although no illnesses have been reported to date due to cheese products, Boar’s Head grated Pecorino Romano cheese and Boar’s Head Pecorino Romano cheese are classified as Class I.
This means it is “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is likely to cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the likelihood of serious adverse health consequences is very low,” according to the FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria is a “bacteria that can contaminate many foods”, infection is caused by eating food containing Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Although symptoms can vary, Listeria infection “can cause aggressive disease and intestinal disease.”
Short-term symptoms in healthy individuals with Listeria infection may include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, and stomach pain. Listeria infection is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the United States, killing about 260 people per year.