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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Dobkin

Cream cheese recall upgraded as experts warn of ‘serious adverse health consequences or death’

A recall for more than a dozen flavors of cream cheese has been upgraded with the Food and Drug Administration’s most serious alert as experts warn of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The cream cheese was recalled February 20 out of concern that it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. Several outlets reported Friday the FDA has given the recall a Class I classification.

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