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Grocery store chain Wegmans recalls medium Camembert soft-aged cheese and products containing it due to the potential contamination of Listeria, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice.
In an FDA alert posted Wednesday, August 13, Wegmans said items affected by the recall were sold at stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Virginia and Washington, Washington between July 1 and August 12.
The company said the cheese was supplied to the store by Estancia Holdings in Cumming, Georgia. So far, no illnesses have been reported in connection with cheese recalls, according to the alert.
The FDA said Wegmans automatically called customers who used Shoppers Club cards to purchase cheese. Customers who purchase the affected cheese can return it to the store’s service desk for a full refund as per the notice.
Which products have been recalled?
The FDA provided a list of products affected by the recall.
- Wegmans Medium Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, 8.8 oz, UPC: 77890-53515 Best dates on 7/26/25, 8/12/25, and 8/19/25
- Wegmans Cheese Flight, 1 pound, upc: 2-77100-00000-0
- Wegman’s Grill Camembert with Tapenade and Roasted Tomato, 10 oz, UPC: 2-77297-00000-0
- Wegmans Caramel Apple Pecan Topped Brie Cheese, 13 oz, UPC: 2-77645-00000-3
Listeria poisoning symptoms
Listeriosis, or listeria poisoning, is a food-borne bacterial infection most commonly caused by listeria monocytogen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is considered a serious condition and can be dangerous or life-threatening, especially for the elderly, those with weak immune systems, and pregnant women.
According to the CDC, Listeria is the third leading cause of death from foodborne diseases in the United States. The agency estimates that the disease affects 1,600 Americans each year, with around 260 people dying from those infections.
For each CDC, symptoms include:
- heat
- Muscle pain
- headache
- Stiff shoulders
- confusion
- Loss of balance
- convulsions
- diarrhea
- Other gastrointestinal symptoms
- Miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, and/or life-threatening infections of newborn babies
- death
Saman Shafiq and Natalie Neysa Alund of USA Today contributed to this report.
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