Check your fridge: Cheese sold at Aldi, other retailers is being recalled
Several types of semi-soft cheese are being recalled across 12 states due to potential listeria contamination.
Pennsylvania-based Savencia Cheese USA is voluntarily recalling six kinds of soft-ripened cheeses. The products were sold at Aldi, as well as at Market Basket, a supermarket chain the northeast.
States included in the recall are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
The following cheeses are affected by the recall:
- Emporium Selection Brie, 12/8oz Brie
- Supreme Oval 7oz, 6/7oz
- La Bonne Vie Brie, 6/8oz
- La Bonne Vie Camembert, 6/8oz
- 12/8oz Industrial Brie
- Market Basket Brie 6/8oz
The “Best Buy” dates and UPC numbers of the recalled cheeses are listed in a statement on the FDA website.
According to the statement, retailers that received the cheeses have been informed of this possible contamination and are in the process of removing products from shelves. Consumers who have any of the recalled products are advised against eating them and should throw them away or return to the places of purchase.