US recalls 10 types of cheese at once: they may be infected with listeria

Keswick Creamery is recalling various cheese products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These bacteria can cause dangerous, sometimes fatal infections in some groups of people. Read more about the recall told the publication BGR.

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The review covers 10 different types of cheese. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall notice.

The review includes the following Keswick Creamery cheeses:

• Calverley Cheese in 4 to 12 oz packages; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Vulkwin's Folly Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packs; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Havarti Cheese in 4 to 12 oz packages; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Vermeer Cheese in 4 to 12 oz packages; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Wallaby Cheese in 4 to 12 oz packages; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Cider Washed Tomme Cheese in 4 oz to 12 oz packs; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Feta cheese in packages from 4 to 12 ounces; price and weight are indicated in red, black or purple ink;
• Whole Milk Ricotta, 8 and 16 oz clear deli container; expiration date 18.07.22/25.07.22/01.08.22, 8.08.22/18.08.22/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX;
• Bovre Cheese (Regular, with oregano and garlic, herbes de provence, cranberries and honey), 8 oz clear deli container; expiration date 25.07.22/01.08.22/08.08.22, 22.08.22/XNUMX/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX;
• Quark Cheese (Regular, Dill & Onion), 8- and 16-ounce clear deli container; expiration date 7.07.22/04.08.22/25.08.22, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX, XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX.

Listeria infections

Keswick Creamery initiated a product recall after it was found to be contaminated with Listeria during routine FDA sampling. The company has stopped manufacturing and distributing all products while it investigates the cause of the infection.

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The company has not received any reports of illness as part of this recall. However, customers who consume these foods are at risk of developing listeriosis. Symptoms may appear up to 30 days after eating foods containing the bacteria. Because of this, people often cannot identify the food that made them sick.

“Listeria can be found in raw milk. They are believed to be present in about 2% to 4% of raw milk supplies,” explained Dr. Elliot Reiser, professor emeritus of food science at the University of Michigan.

“Pasteurization will solve this problem because Listeria is eliminated by pasteurization. Based on this review, a significant amount of these cheeses were made from raw milk,” he added. “There is an FDA regulation requiring that certain cheeses be aged for 60 days or longer before being sold.”

“The most common source of Listeria infection is in the processing plant,” Reiser said. “It could have happened when the cheese was cut into blocks.”

Healthy people with listeriosis experience short-term symptoms, including high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. However, children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are at risk of developing severe infections that can be fatal.

In addition, pregnant women are at risk of miscarriages and stillbirths, and infection of the newborn is possible.

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What do we have to do

Keswick Creamery encourages customers to avoid cheese products as part of this recall if they have them at home. Buyers can contact the company by phone or mail to arrange a refund. You will find company contact information in the recall press release at this page. link.

Also, people who suspect they have developed symptoms after eating recalled cheese should see a doctor.

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