Soft-ripened cheese sold at retailers such as Aldi and Market Basket has been exposed to possible listeria contamination, the federal government says, stemming from equipment used to manufacture the dairy product at an Illinois facility. It is being recalled because of this.
The Food and Drug Administration posted a notice Friday announcing a recall of products made by Pennsylvania-based manufacturer Sabencia Cheese USA.
The company announced that investigators detected traces of Listeria monocytogenes, a deadly bacterium, in equipment used to make cheese at its Lena, Illinois, facility.
Several products are at risk for Listeria contamination, including Emporium Selection Brie, La Bonne Vie Brie, La Bonne Vie Camembert, and Market Basket Brie. According to the FDA notice.
aldi We have posted our own notice Announcement of recall. The retailer said the affected products had a “best before” date of Dec. 24.
The company said the recall was done “out of an abundance of caution.”
“Aldi is committed to the safety and integrity of the products we sell.
Agent too A separate recall has been issued A turkey sandwich containing Recall cheese, also made by Sabencia Cheese USA.
The FDA announced that Noblesville, Indiana-based CIBUS Fresh is recalling CF/Autumn Turkey Sandwiches, J&O Autumn Turkey Sandwiches, and S&S Autumn Turkey Sandwiches.
The recall stems from the possibility that the Glenview Farm spreadable brie used in the sandwich may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were removed from retail shelves in six states: Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee.
The recall is the latest incident to raise questions about food safety among U.S. consumers in recent weeks.
Last month, McDonald's suspended sales of Quarter Pounder sandwiches at thousands of stores in 10 states after regulators said onions in the burgers were a source of E. coli contamination.
At least 75 people have fallen ill due to E. coli contamination, 22 of whom required hospitalization.
Around the same time, Oklahoma-based meat packaging company Bruce Pack recalled nearly 10 million pounds of cooked beef and chicken products over concerns that they were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Boar's Head, a maker of cold-cut deli meats, has shut down a large plant in Virginia that was determined to be the source of a listeria outbreak that affected millions of pounds of product that was removed from stores.
At least 10 deaths have been reported in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico and South Carolina.
The outbreak has left 59 people hospitalized in 19 states.
