Cheese recalled in Ontario over listeria, CFIA says
The recall concerns Natural Pastures Cheese Company Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese with a batch number of 854179, the agency said in a
recall notice
.
CFIA test results triggered the recall, the agency said, adding no illnesses have been reported in connection with the cheese that was also distributed in British Columbia.
The agency is urging people not to eat, sell or serve the recalled cheese, adding anyone who thinks they became sick from eating a recalled product should contact their health-care provider.
The cheese should be thrown out or returned to the location where it was purchased, CFIA added.
Food contaminated with listeria might look and smell fine but can still make you sick, the agency said, urging consumers to watch out for symptoms that could include vomiting, nausea, a persistent fever, muscle aches, a severe headache and neck stiffness.
Pregnant and immunocompromised people, as well as the elderly, are at an increased risk, CFIA said, adding listeria can be fatal in severe cases.
The agency is ensuring that the recalled cheese is being pulled from the marketplace, CFIA added.
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