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Panera Bread Listeria Lawsuit

Panera Bread Listeria Lawsuit

In January 2018, Panera Bread recalled all cream cheese products because a sample tested positive for Listeria, a bacteria that can cause severe food poisoning.

What You Can Do & How We Can Help

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Panera Bread Listeria induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria food poisoning from Panera cream cheese, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

Panera Recalls Cream Cheese for Listeria Risk

On January 29, 2018, Panera Bread recalled all 2-oz and 8-oz cream cheese products in the United States after samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

What is the Problem?

Panera said that multiple samples of cream cheese from 1 production day tested positive for Listeria, but samples from days before and after tested negative for Listeria. As a precaution, Panera recalled all cream cheese with expiration dates before April 2, 2018.

What Cream Cheese Was Recalled?

  • Plain Cream Cheese
  • Reduced-Fat Plain Cream Cheese
  • Reduced-Fat Chive & Onion Cream Cheese
  • Reduced-Fat Honey Walnut Cream Cheese
  • Reduced-Fat Wild Blueberry Cream Cheese

What Should I Do?

If you bought the recalled cream cheese from Panera, throw it away immediately and do not eat it. Panera is offering a full refund. For more information, visit the the customer help website at www.Panera.custhelp.com or call 1-855-6-PANERA.

Listeria Food Poisoning

The symptoms of infection with Listeria monocytogenes may not appear for up to 70 days, but may include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria can cause life-threatening food poisoning or death, as well as miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Do I have a Panera Bread Listeria Lawsuit?

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Panera Bread Listeria induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria food poisoning from Panera cream cheese, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

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