Whole Foods Market has recalled Fromagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme cheese sold in the Specialty Cheese department after an egg allergen was found on the label without being declared. The cheese was cut and plastic-wrapped by the pound, sold with Whole Foods Market scale labels, and distributed in 18 stores across seven states.
The recalled product was sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, with best-by dates through October 7, 2026. The problem is not a matter of quality but of labeling: the cheese contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, that was left off the product label.
That omission matters because people with an egg allergy or severe sensitivity could suffer a serious or life-threatening reaction if they eat it. No illnesses have been reported to date, but the risk is enough to make the recall urgent for anyone who has the cheese at home.
A store team member discovered the labeling issue, and by the time the recall notice was issued all affected cheese had already been removed from store shelves. The harder part is for customers who bought it before the product was pulled, because it was sold by the pound and wrapped with store labels, which can make it harder to match what is in the refrigerator to what is on the recall notice.
Anyone who purchased the cheese is being urged to destroy it and can receive a full refund with a valid receipt from the place of purchase. For shoppers with egg allergies, the question is not whether the cheese looks or smells normal; it is whether the label tells the full story. In this case, it did not.
