Whole Foods Explorateur Cheese Recall: Listeria Risk
Whole Foods Market recalls Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check lot codes and dates.
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The cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Whole Foods Market is recalling Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, particularly for vulnerable populations. Consumers should check their packaging against the specific lot codes and sell-by dates listed in the recall notice. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19235-whole-foods-explorateur-cheese-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19235-whole-foods-explorateur-cheese-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1457-2018
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“Whole Foods Explorateur Cheese Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19235-whole-foods-explorateur-cheese-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1457-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1457-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful bacterium that can grow even at refrigerator temperatures. Ingestion can lead to listeriosis, a severe infection that may cause fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms, potentially leading to bloodstream infections or meningitis in high-risk groups.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese from Whole Foods Market stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, or Arkansas. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, older adults, and young children are at highest risk for serious infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese sold in branded 8 oz. packages with UPC codes 339001000408 and lot codes H10, H010, H11, or H011. Also check sliced packages in clear plastic wrap with PLU codes 0294317, 203971, or 293693 and sell-by dates between 02/15/2018 and 04/03/2018.
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What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the cheese
Do not eat any of the recalled Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese products immediately.
Check packaging codes
Verify if your product matches the specific UPC, lot codes (H10, H010, H11, H011), or sell-by dates (02/15/2018-04/03/2018) listed in the recall.
Return for refund
Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, as no other remedy is specified in the record.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
FDA distribution: “United States distribution to the following states: CT, NJ, IL, NM, TX, AR” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-1457-2018 (April 9, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1457-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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