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Formagere de la Brie Recalls Cheese Due to Listeria Risk

Formagere de la Brie recalls Formage Francais L'Explorateur cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your product details.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1406-2019Food Formagere de la Brie ›

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The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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Recalling firmSociete Fromagere de la Brie19 Avenue Du Grand Morin · St Simeon, France

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Societe Fromagere de la Brie is recalling Formage Francais L'Explorateur cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are packaged in plastic containers and come in 100g, 250g, and 1kg sizes. This recall covers all codes and expiration dates after February 10, 2019. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17578-formagere-de-la-brie-recalls-cheese-due-to-listeria-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17578-formagere-de-la-brie-recalls-cheese-due-to-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1406-2019

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“Formagere de la Brie Recalls Cheese Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17578-formagere-de-la-brie-recalls-cheese-due-to-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1406-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1406-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 10, 2019, that Societe Fromagere de la Brie is recalling Formagere de la Brie FORMAGE FRANCAIS l'Explorateur cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects products sold to U.S. importers.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Formagere de la Brie
Product: FORMAGE FRANCAIS l'Explorateur in plastic containers (100g, 250g)
UPC: 3 390010004080
Expiration dates after February 10, 2019

The hazard

The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the recall as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Markys Caviar Mon Sire Brie Cheese Recall: Listeria Risk (2026-08-25) and La Col: Recalls Salvadorean Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination Risk (2026-06-04). Boss Dairy Farms Mild Cheddar Cheese Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination occurred on 2025-11-16.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Formage Francais L'Explorateur cheese packaged in plastic containers. Check for UPC codes starting with 3 (specifically 3 390010004080) and package sizes of 100g, 250g, or 1kg. Verify that the expiration date is after February 10, 2019.

Brand
Formagere de la Brie
Product
Formagere de la Brie FORMAGE FRANCAIS l'Explorateur, packaged in a plastic container, in 100g, 250g - UPC: 3
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Distribution
The cheeses are sold to importers in the USA.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
F-1406-2019	Formagere de la Brie FORMAGE FRANCAIS l'Explorateur, packaged in a plastic container, in 100g, 250g - UPC: 3 390010004080, and 1kg packages.; All codes/expiration dates after February 10, 2019.	58 Cases
F-1407-2019	Formagere de la Brie, Brie de Brie; All codes/expiration dates after February 10, 2019.	Unknown

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled cheese as it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Discard or return the item
The recall record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should discard the product to avoid illness.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 years after the firm started it.

Apr 10, 2019Firm started the recall
May 1, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
May 23, 2019FDA classified it Class I
Apr 14, 2023FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where was this cheese sold?

The cheeses were sold to importers in the USA.

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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-1406-2019 (April 10, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1406-2019 to see it in context.
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