More than 20 cheeses recalled due to Listeria fears
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More than 20 cheeses have been recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) due to the possible presence of bacteria that can lead to illness.
The recall is of various brands of cheese produced by Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese, with some products being sold in supermarkets, including Dunnes Stores and Spar.
The cheese products "are being recalled due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale".
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, according to the FSAI.
"Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly."
The recall relates to all pack sizes, all batch codes and all expiry dates. Consumers are being advised not to eat the implicated cheeses.
The products at risk are:
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Name Class="contextmenu product |
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Brie Wicklow Cheese Farmhouse Wicklow Blue |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Wicklow Wicklow Bán Cheese Brie Farmhouse |
Ec Ie 1915 |
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Mild Wicklow Wicklow Cheese Beechwood Farmhouse Smoked Cheddar Gold |
Ec Ie 1915 |
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Herb Cheese Style Wicklow & Wicklow Farmhouse Tomato Cheddar Cheese Gold |
Ec Ie 1915 |
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Wicklow Style Cheese Gold Farmhouse Cheddar Wicklow Cheese |
Ec 1915 Ie |
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Cheese Wicklow Cheddar Chive Nettle Style Cheese Gold Farmhouse & Wicklow |
Ec 1915 Ie |
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Stores Dunnes And Herb Wicklow Tomato Cheddar |
Ie 1915 Ec |
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Cream Double Dunnes Wicklow Brie Stores Better Simply Bán |
Ec 1915 Ie |
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Stores Better Wicklow Dunnes Bán Simply Baking Farmhouse Irish |
Ec 1915 Ie |
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Blue Brie Wicklow Smooth Dunnes Delicate Stores & |
1915 Ec Ie |
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Chive & Stores Wicklow Cheddar Nettle Dunnes |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Stores Smoked Beechwood Dunnes Cheddar Wicklow |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Simply Cheese Farmhouse Better Irish Stores Selection Dunnes |
1879 Ec Ie |
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Selection Neven Maguire Simply Better Simply Stores Cheese Better Dunnes |
1879 Ec Ie |
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Ballykilty Select Brie Spar Baking |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Carrigbyrne Killian Farmhouse Camembert St |
Ec 1915 Ie |
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Carrigbyrne St Farmhouse Killian Camembert Baking |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Kevin Wicklow Brie St |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Signature Supervalu Brie Bán Wicklow Tastes |
Ie Ec 1915 |
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Cheese Sheridans Ban Cheesemongers Wicklow |
Ie Ec 1949 |
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Drunken Cheesemongers Saint Sheridans Cheese |
Ec Ie 1949 |
The recall follows an earlier notice for three kinds of cheese to be recalled over the same fears.