FDA Announces Cheese Recall Due to Listeria Contamination

A cheese product is below recall in Michigan because of potential Listeria contamination, the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced Thursday. One lot of cheddar cheese from Charlevoix Cheese Firm was pulled from cabinets after the model’s routine testing discovered Listeria, a comparatively uncommon explanation for foodborne sickness however some of the lethal pathogens. To date, no diseases have been reported in connection to the cheese.

The recalled cheese, produced by Boss Dairy Farms, might be recognized with the next:

Product identify: Charlevoix Cheese Firm Gentle Cheddar CheeseSize: 8-ounce blockUPC: 850056642057Lot quantity: 13220025 Greatest-by date: Oct. 20, 2026

When you have the affected cheese in your fridge, toss or return it immediately. In the event you assume you’ve got already eaten contaminated cheese, monitor for indicators of Listeria. In wholesome adults, Listeria may cause short-term signs of excessive fever, extreme complications, stiffness, nausea, belly ache, and diarrhea.

Nevertheless, the micro organism may cause critical, probably deadly infections in younger youngsters, frail or aged folks, and others with weakened immune methods. It will possibly additionally result in miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant folks. Search medical consideration in case you expertise extreme signs after consuming the recalled cheese.