Recall: E. coli in soft cheese – gastro-intestinal disease and kidney disease threaten

With a sick E. coli Mach contaminated: callback for soft cheese

The French company Lincet has started a recall for the soft cheeses of the trade marks “Tradition and Emotion”, “Cremier” and “Tradition”, as this with harmful E. coli may be contaminated. Of a consumption of the product is strongly discouraged as febrile gastro-intestinal disorders and in the worst case, serious kidney disease can be the result.

Health-Threatening E. Coli

The French company Lincet calls back soft cheese of the trade marks “Tradition and Emotion”, “Cremier” and “Tradition” because of a possible contamination with E. coli. Of the recall products are affected, the pack size of 250 grams, with the minimum shelf-life data, 18. May, 20. May and 23. May 2019, as well as the size of 500 grams with the best before date 16. May (identification mark : FR10399001CE ). The Batch number of the self – service and counter-product is 227078.

The French company Lincet calls back soft cheese, with harmful E. coli may be contaminated. (Image Printemps/fotolia.com)

Affected products not to consume

The cheese may contain bacteria (Escherichia coli), stx1 and eae can lead within a few days (2-7) after the consumption of contaminated products, some of fever, gastro-intestinal disorders, possibly with bleeding, said in a message published by the Federal office for consumer protection and food safety Portal “lebensmittelwarnung.de”.

“Severe kidney complications, particularly in children, are possible,” writes the manufacturer.

And: “consumers who have purchased this product are asked not to eat it, and it’s up to the shop to bring back.”

People who have consumed the recalled product and described the symptoms of suffering are requested to consult a doctor and to the consumption of the product.

Different Cheese-Callbacks

Again and again, hazardous to health ensure by the end of bacteria such as Escherichia coli for product warnings.

So, for example, the Berlin-based food business “Francia Mozzarella GmbH had called” just a few days ago, sheep’s cheese because of dangerous E. coli.

And shortly before that, a recall for the French was to become known soft cheese due to E. coli bacteria. (ad)