Wegmans issues recall for cheese product sold in Pennsylvania due to health risk

PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Wegmans Food Markets is recalling a cheese product that has been sold in Pennsylvania recently due to a potential presence of Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.

Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese with Wegmans’ scale labels is the product in question. FDA officials say it could potentially contain Listeria monocytogenes, an “organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”

Otherwise health individuals may experience the following symptoms if infected:

• High fever
• Nausea
• Severe headache
• Stiffness
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea

It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

In addition to Pennsylvania, the product was sold at stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. between Nov. 14 and Nov. 24.

It is packaged in a plastic tub.

All lot codes have been recalled and removed from shelves, the FDA said on its website.

Customers who bought Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese can return it for a full refund.