Panera Bread issues voluntary recall for cream cheese
The recall was initiated after samples of one variety tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
“Out of an abundance of caution,” Panera Bread, St. Louis, said it is conducting a nationwide preemptive voluntary recall of all 2 oz. and 8 oz. cream cheese products sold in its U.S. bakery-cafes. The recall was initiated after samples of one variety of 2 oz. cream cheese from a single production day showed a positive result for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Tests on cream cheese samples manufactured both before and after the production run in question all came back negative. There have been no reported illnesses in conjunction with the recalled product.