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Whole Foods Recalls Cheese Sold At Gables Store

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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Whole Foods is recalling a specialty cheese it sold in its Coral Gables store, and a store in New York City, because it may cause fatal food poisoning.

On Tuesday, the upscale Texas-based chain announced it was recalling "Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves" sold in West Palm Beach and the Bowery section of New York City.

On Wednesday, they issued a correction saying it was sold in Coral Gables and not West Palm Beach.

The cheese in question may be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can be fatal to young, old or frail people and cause stillbirths.

The Bowery cheese has labels beginning with the code 294239 and sell-by dates from March 3 to 8. The Florida cheese has the code 290107 and sell-by dates from Feb. 29 to March 8.

People who bought the cheese should throw it out and bring to the store for a refund.

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