Two die and dozens fall ill after eating soft cheese sold across the world
DIET DANGER Two die and dozens fall ill after eating soft cheese sold across the world – including the UK
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TWO people have died and dozens have fallen ill in a multi-country listeria outbreak linked to soft cheese.
Most infections have been reported in France, where 21 people are thought to have fallen ill after eating bacteria-contaminated dairy between December 2024 and August 13 this year.
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The outbreak has been linked to pasteurised soft cow's and goat's milk cheeses
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Eighteen of the cases have been detected since June this year and two people have died.
Four other countries - Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway - also confirmed four cases of listeriosis, reported between April 14 and July 9.
French investigators have traced the outbreak back to "a specific French cheese manufacturer producing pasteurised soft cow's and goat's milk cheeses", the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said.
The products have been distributed to a number of different countries, including the UK.
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