Summary

Company Announcement Date:
November 02, 2024
FDA Publish Date:
November 04, 2024
Product Type:
Food & Beverages

Cheese/Cheese Product

Foodborne Illness

Reason for Announcement:

Recall Reason Description

Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogens

Company Name:
Savencia Cheese USA
Brand Name:

Brand Name(s)

Aldi, La Bonne Vie and others

Product Description:

Product Description

Soft ripened cheeses


Company Announcement

NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (Nov. 2, 2024) – Savencia Cheese USA is recalling select soft ripened cheeses manufactured in our Lena manufacturing facility because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The following products are affected by this recall:

Description

Best Buy Date

GTIN

UPC-A

UPC-B

Emporium Selection Brie, 12/8oz Brie 12/24/2024 10041498111325 004149811132 041498111328
Supreme Oval 7oz, 6/7oz 12/24/2024 10071448504211 007144850421 071448504214
La Bonne Vie Brie, 6/8oz 12/24/2024 10820581678538    
La Bonne Vie Camembert, 6/8oz 12/24/2024 10820581678613    
12/8oz Industrial Brie 12/24/2024 10077901005226   077901005229
Market Basket Brie 6/8oz 12/24/2024 10049705666309 004970566630 049705666302

The only products being recalled are those in the table above. You can identify these products by reviewing the UPC and the best buy date on the product labels. These products had limited regional distribution in the United States. The few retailers that received the product have been informed of this possible contamination and are in the process of removing products from shelves. Consumers that have any of the recalled products listed in the table above should refrain from consuming them and return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.

At this time, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse health events due to consumption of these products.

Through routine testing, it was identified that processing equipment at the site may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. While finished product testing has not identified contaminated product, we have initiated a voluntary recall to retrieve the potentially affected product.

This voluntary recall is being conducted in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Consumer Relations at (800)-322-2743 or email [email protected].

Media Contact:
Kriston Ohm
[email protected]

Labels for Identification Purposes:

Product Name:

UPC – A

UPC – B

Aldi Emporium Selection Brie, 12/8oz Brie 004149811132 041498111328
La Bonne Vie Brie, 6/8oz    
La Bonne Vie Camembert, 6/8oz    
12/8oz Industrial Brie   077901005229
Market Basket Brie 6/8oz 004970566630 049705666302
Supreme Oval 7oz, 6/7oz 007144850421 071448504214

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