Health Law

Michigan Company Announces Recall of Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination

By Marler Clark

The FDA announced on June 13 that Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan has recalled all lots of various types of soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. 

According to the FDA:

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease.  Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.  Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths.  The very young, the pregnant, the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems are the most susceptible to infection.  People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.

The recall was announced after the FDA tested the firm's 'queso fresco' cheese, on May 26, and discovered to it to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 

The products were distributed to retails stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. 

Full post as published by Food Poison Blog on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).