A Kansas City-based company announced a voluntary recovery of several cheeses on June 1 after it was discovered that the product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice that the recall affected cheese produced by Paris Brothers Inc. on May 4, 5 and 6 and no illness has been reported so far. ..
Affected products were distributed to grocery stores in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, and one in Mississippi and Florida. Stores include Fareway, Price Chopper, and Super Saver.
“Purchased consumers [the] We recommend returning affected products to the place of purchase for a full refund, “says the FDA.
The lineup of recalled products is the result of regular sampling by the FDA as follows.
- Cottonwood River Cheddar
- Dummy Breeze Double Cream French Breeze
- Milton Prairie Breeze White Cheddar Style
- Milton tomato garlic cheddar
- Paris Brothers Mild Cheddar
- Paris Brothers Colby Jack
- Paris Brothers Pepper Jack
- Selvasi Pecorino Romano
Cheese contains lot codes 05042022, 05052022, or 05062022, and this is the only product to be recalled.
Listeria Monocytogenes is a food-derived bacterium that can cause short-term illnesses such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). is.
It is generally rare and causes mild infections in healthy people, but it mainly affects infants, the elderly, or people with a weakened immune system, and pregnant women.
In pregnant women, it can cause serious problems such as miscarriage and stillbirth, and can cause serious illness in the fetus and newborn. In adults over the age of 65 and those with weakened immunity, Listeria monocytogenes can cause severe bloodstream and brain infections such as sepsis, which can lead to meningitis and encephalitis.
An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, of which about 260 die of the disease.
