Earl Louet brand goat cheese is currently being recalled throughout Europe. They would be contaminated by Escherichia coli.
If you were craving cheese, first check where your goat cheese comes from before enjoying it. On April 4, various Earl Louet brand goat cheeses were recalled. These batches are suspected of being contaminated by the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli).
What products are these?
The goat cheeses affected by the recall present the following information:
- Food / Milk and dairy products Raw milk goat cheese
- Brand: Earl Louet
- Model or reference: Faisselle, Pyramide, Valençay, Ste Maure, Round, Crottin, Touré, White pyramid, Heart, Pt Valençay
- • Lot 15/03,16/03,17/03,18/03,19/03,20/03,21/03,22/03,23/03,24/03 Use-by date 05/17/2024
- Packaging: Paper packaging Wooden box
- Marketing date: 03/15/2024
- End of marketing date: 03/27/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Geographical sales area: entire Europe
- Distributors: GIE=MJ, Cheese terroirs, CNF, Pellevoisin Market, Palluau Market, Buzançais Market, Carrefour St Gaultier, Carrefour Buzançais, Ricardel, Intermarché Buzançais, Farm.
The risks of contamination by E. coli
This recall is motivated by the presence of toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC) in these products. The government website recalls that “Escherichia coli can cause, in the week following their consumption, diarrhea, sometimes bloody, abdominal pain and vomiting, accompanied or not by fever. Moreover, “In 5 to 8% of cases, these symptoms can be followed by severe kidney complications, mainly in children.”
Therefore, individuals who have consumed goat cheese and who present this type of symptoms “are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this consumption as well as the place and date of purchase.
Furthermore, if you do not notice symptoms within 10 days of consuming the goat cheese in question, the authorities add “there is no point in worrying and consulting a doctor.”
They also specify that “as a precaution for more sensitive populations such as children, the elderly or immunocompromised, pregnant women, the consumption of raw milk and raw milk products should be avoided. You should prefer cooked pressed cheeses (such as Emmental, Comté, etc.), processed spreadable cheeses and pasteurized milk cheeses.”
Also, it is recommended to destroy the goat cheese in question or return it to the point of sale for an exchange.
A contact number has been set up: 05 49 32 89 09.
