Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published September 30, 2019
Whole Foods Market Recalls Bardwell Farm Dorset Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market recalls Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese (PLU 97776) sold through 10/30/2019 due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check labels for the PLU code and sell-by date.
“Whole Foods Market Recalls Bardwell Farm Dorset Cheese Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16558-whole-foods-market-recalls-bardwell-farm-dorset-cheese-due-to. Based on FDA recall #F-0129-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0129-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on 2019-09-30 that Whole Foods Market voluntarily recalled Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects approximately 14.90 pounds of product sold in the North Atlantic and Northeast regions.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Whole Foods Market
Product: Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset cheese
PLU code: 97776
Description: Sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with Whole Foods Market scale label
Sell-by dates: Through 10/30/2019
Quantity: 14.90 pounds
Distribution: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI
The hazard
The product has the potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a high probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Whole Foods Market has issued 52 other recalls since 2013-11-12. Other recent recalls include the 2021-07-27 Whole Foods Cahill Cheddar Recall for Listeria contamination risk, the 2021-03-11 Cranberry Biscotti Recall for undeclared pistachios, and the 2020-11-23 Popcorn Chicken Shaker recall for undeclared shrimp. Similar recent recalls of cheese products include the 2025-11-16 Boss Dairy Farms Mild Cheddar Cheese Recall and the 2026-06-01 Clover Hill Dairy Mild Cheese Recalls, both citing Listeria contamination risks.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the PLU code 97776 on the label. The product was sliced and wrapped in plastic cling with a Whole Foods Market scale label. It was sold through October 30, 2019.
Brand
Whole Foods Market
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the PLU code 97776 on the label to identify the recalled cheese.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 7 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WHOLE FOODS MARKET STORES: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
3FDA classified it Class I
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0129-2020 (September 30, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0129-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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