WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a story Feb. 16 about Whole Foods recalling a line of cheese sold at two of its stores, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from Whole Foods, the location of the Florida store. It is in Coral Gables, not West Palm Beach.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese sold in NY, Florida
Whole Foods is recalling a cheese sold in one store in Florida and another in New York City because it may cause potentially fatal food poisoning
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Whole Foods is recalling a cheese sold in one store in Florida and another in New York City because it may cause potentially fatal food poisoning.
Spokeswoman Liz Burkhart said in a news release Tuesday that the upscale Texas-based chain is recalling "Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves" sold in Coral Gables, Florida, and the Bowery section of New York City. The cheese may be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can be fatal to young, old or frail people and cause stillbirths.
The Bowery cheese has labels beginning with the code 294239 and sell-by dates from March 3 to 8. The Florida cheese has the code 290107 and sell-by dates from Feb. 29 to March 8.
Burkhart says customers should throw out the cheese and bring in their receipt for a refund.