Panera Bread F*cked Up and May Have Given You Some Bad Cream Cheese

Panera Bread is recalling their cream cheese products.

Panera Bread.
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Panera Bread.

Panera Bread is recalling the cream cheese they probably gave you this morning. The restaurant chain announced they found traces of listeria in a sample of their cream cheese. Now, they're voluntarily calling back any cream cheese sold in their U.S. bakeries "out of an abundance of caution."

The callback includes the 2 oz. and 8 oz. sizes of all their cream cheese products with the expiration date of, on or before April 2, 2018. This includes Plain Cream Cheese, Reduced-Fat Plain Cream Cheese, Reduced-Fat Chive & Onion Cream Cheese, Reduced-Fat Honey Walnut Cream Cheese, and Reduced-Fat Wild Blueberry Cream Cheese.

Panera’s President and CEO Blaine Hurst released a statement on the recent news.

"The safety of our guests and associates is paramount, therefore we are recalling all cream cheese products sold in the U.S. with an active shelf life. We have likewise ceased all manufacturing in the associated cream cheese facility," read the statement. "Only one variety of 2-oz cream cheese from a single day yielded the positive result. Our intent is to go above and beyond for our guests. You should expect nothing less from Panera."

As of publishing time, there are no reported illnesses in relation to the listeria contamination at Panera Bread. If you bought or ate Panera's cream cheese this morning, they're urging their customers to "discard them immediately" and get a refund by contacting their customer service at 1-855-6-PANERA, which is available Monday through Sunday, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. CST or through their website

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