Several batches of goat cheese sold throughout Europe are subject to a recall. They contain a toxic bacteria, some are infected with Listeria and others with Escherichia Coli. We take stock!
Please note, these goat cheeses sold in many stores in Europe are subject to a recall. To avoid serious food poisoning, it is recommended not to consume these dairy products. TipsForWomens takes stock of the incriminated batches.
Raw milk goat cheese: the first recall
The information regarding this cheese is as follows:
- Food / Milk and dairy products Raw milk goat cheese
- Brand: Fromagerie Blanc
- Model or reference: Lactic Cheese: palet, wild cheese Fresh Lactic Cheese: fresh palet, fresh crottin, chili pepper fusette
- • Lot lot matured lactic cheese 24138 Date of minimum durability 07/16/2024
- • Lot fresh lactic cheese batch 24138 Use-by date 07/16/2024
- Packaging: wooden box tray, under modified atmosphere
- Marketing date: 05/21/2024
- End of marketing date: 05/30/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark: FR 79.202.024 CE
- Geographical sales area: entire Europe
- Distributors: FERME ST ANDRE – FROMAGERIE MJ FERME ST CECILE – Creamery – GMS
- Contact number: 0549957112
- Compensation terms: Reimbursement
- End date of the recall procedure: Wednesday July 31, 2024
Listeriosis, a disease that can be serious
If these batches have been recalled, it is because they are likely to cause listeriosisa serious infection caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
The Consumer Reminder site therefore invites consumers to “who have consumed the products mentioned above and who present with fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, and body aches, to consult their doctor and report this consumption“.
Moreover,”serious forms with neurological complications and maternal or fetal damage in pregnant women can also sometimes occur“, the site further specifies.
Fragile individuals (pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly) must therefore be particularly attentive to these symptoms.
The product should not be consumed and it is advisable to contact your point of sale to receive a refund.
Raw milk goat cheese: the second recall
Another recall again concerns a raw milk goat's cheese but this time it is due to contamination by toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC).
- Food / Milk and dairy products Raw goat's milk cheese
- Brand: Cheap saddles GIE BERRY TOURAINE
- Model or reference: Selles sur Cher
- • Lot 2005 Date of minimum durability 07/18/2024
- Marketing date: 05/21/2024
- End of marketing date: 05/30/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Geographical sales area: entire Europe
- Distributors: Sté SODEGER 53204 CHATEAU GONTIER VIA GIE BERRY TOURAINE
What should you do?
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 a refund.
