Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling Zerto Fontal cheese from fifty-four stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York because the product contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, which is not declared on the product label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs
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run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The affected product was sold at Whole Foods Market locations in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
The products were located in the Specialty department and were packaged by the slice with Whole Foods Market scale labels. The affected products can be identified by the name “Zerto Fontal”, a product code of 20565300000, sell by dates of 9/21/2022 – 10/20/2022, and were available for purchase from 9/21/2022 through 9/29/2022.
All affected product has been removed from store shelves. The mislabeling issue was discovered by a customer complaint of illness.
Customers who purchased this product at Whole Foods Market can bring a valid receipt into stores for a full refund.
In case you experienced harm from allergens or undeclared ingredients, it is important to report it. It can help to detect & resolve issues and prevent others from being harmed, and it enables better surveillance.
Company name: Whole Foods
Brand name: Zerto Fontal
Product recalled: “Zerto Fontal”, Cheese
Reason of the recall: Product labeling fails to declare eggs
FDA Recall date: September 30, 2022
Source:
www.fda.gov
