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- What we’re talking about: A gourmet cheese sold at Whole Foods has been recalled in seven states.
- Why it matters: The cheese contains undeclared egg, posing a serious health risk to people with an egg allergy.
- What you can do: The FDA is urging consumers to destroy any recalled cheese and request a refund.
A gourmet cheese from Whole Foods is being recalled in seven states over a potentially dangerous allergen risk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday.1
The grocer’s Cabricharme cheese contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, that is not declared on the product label, posing a serious or life-threatening health risk for people with an egg allergy.
Which Cheese Was Recalled?
The recalled cheese was sold by the pound at the Specialty cheese department with the following information:
- Type of label: Whole Foods Market Scale Label
- Product description: Formagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme Raw Milk – Aged 60 days
- PLU: 57953
- Affected states: California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island
- Product description: Belgian Cabricharme
- PLU: 54670
- Affected states: California and Arizona
- Best-by dates: all dates up to and including Oct. 7, 2026
What You Should Do
No allergic reactions have been reported in connection to the recalled cheese. If you can consume eggs, the cheese is otherwise safe to eat.
However, the FDA is still urging consumers to destroy any recalled cheese and request a full refund at Whole Foods with a valid receipt.
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