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CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
‘Do not consume': Recall expanded for this cheese brand over possible listeria contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded its recall for Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese on July 21, 2025. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Canadian consumers are being warned to not eat a cheese product that may be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its recall for Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese to include various sizes sold in British Columbia with the batch number 854 179. The CFIA previously posted the advisory on June 24 about a 150-gram product that was distributed in Ontario with a best before date of Oct. 2, 2025, and the batch number 854 263. 'Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products,' the CFIA stated in its latest notice about the product posted online Monday. 'Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.' How serious is the recall? Although listeria infection is rare, it's serious, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CFIA has designated the updated recall of Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese at Class 1, the highest risk level that could lead to 'serious health problems or death.' 'The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled products from the marketplace,' according to the notice. The CFIA said its test results triggered the recall. It is also conducting a food safety investigation, which it said may lead to more recalls. No illnesses linked to eating this product were reported as of Monday, it added. Advice for consumers The CFIA recommends consumers who become ill from eating the cheese to see their health-care provider. Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness, it added. 'Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick,' according to the notice. Those most at risk are pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, the notice stated. 'Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth,' the CFIA wrote. 'In severe cases of illness, people may die.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
ReposiTrak Adds 30 Cheese Suppliers to the Queue, Including Domestic Producers and Importers
Driven by retailer demand for greater food safety and transparency, suppliers of all food categories are lining up to join the rapidly growing ReposiTrak Traceability Network SALT LAKE CITY, July 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK), the world's largest food traceability and regulatory compliance network, leveraging its established inventory management and out-of-stock reduction SaaS platform, is proud to add 30 purveyors of domestic and imported cheese to the queue of companies joining the ReposiTrak Traceability Network® (RTN). These companies will efficiently exchange intricate, FDA-required Key Data Elements (KDEs) for each Critical Tracking Event (CTE) in their supply chains, with the goal of meeting the growing traceability demands of their retail customers. The suppliers who are preparing for traceability include a California-based importer and processor of Italian cheeses and olive oils, including many grated and shredded varieties; an organic, grass‑based dairy processor out of Delaware; and a Columbia-based company that works with local farmers producing fresh, authentic dairy products derived from 100% grass-fed buffalo milk. "Many traceability programs require food traceability data for all foods – or entire categories of food such as cheese. That's because there is risk for the retailer if food traceability data is missing, incomplete or inaccurate," said ReposiTrak Chairman and CEO Randy Fields. "We help cheese suppliers to meet the many different traceability requirements of each of their customers." The ReposiTrak Traceability Network requires no additional hardware. Every traceability data file is checked using a 500+ point error detection process and ReposiTrak's U.S.-based team works with suppliers to make corrections, so that the data is as complete and accurate as possible before it reaches their retail, wholesale or foodservice customers. About ReposiTrak ReposiTrak (NYSE: TRAK) provides retailers, suppliers, food manufacturers and wholesalers with a robust solution suite to help reduce risk and remain in compliance with regulatory requirements, enhance operational controls and increase sales with unrivaled brand protection. Consisting of three product families – food traceability, compliance and risk management and supply chain solutions – ReposiTrak's integrated, cloud-based applications are supported by an unparalleled team of experts. For more information, please visit View source version on Contacts Investor Relations Contact:John Merrill, CFOInvestor-relations@ OrFNK IRRob Fink646.809.4048rob@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
I tried: These award winning cheeses made in Gwent
JAMES Joyce once described cheese as 'the corpse of milk.' As a veteran cheddar sceptic there's nothing more corpsey than cheddar 'cheese'. I also regard adding faddish ingredients to cheese as pointless. Cheese is just milk, culture and time. So, when challenged to try a cheddar that has cider and marmalade added to the mix, I envied those munching - or slurping - on pot noodles. I had long dismissed cheddar as dairy's beige wallpaper, fit only for grilling, a workday sarnie filler or to placate uncouth guests with a token cheese plate. Proper cheese, I insisted, should challenge the palate, not comfort it. So, when I was dared to try Blaenafon Cheddar infused with onion marmalade and taffy apple cider, I braced myself for disappointment, culture shock and possible revulsion. My last brave food assignment was trying what was billed as 'Wales's best hot dog' at Aimmee's Street Food, and was impressed by the top dog! I do believe in food redemption, but not in miracles, so I didn't hold out much hope for cheddar from Blaenavon with added bits. Taste test: Ok, I was completely wrong about cheese and my own palate! From the first bite, it was clear this was no ordinary cheddar. The texture was a revelation, buttery and still as crumbly as any quality mature cheddar. The mouthfeel was exquisite, the combination of complexities made me search for cheese accompaniments and pretentious foodie words like 'umami'. The flavour was layered and complex. The mature cheddar brought a deep, savoury hit, while the onion marmalade added a smoky sweetness that contrasted the crisp cider vibe. It was sweet and sharp, rustic and refined, a cheese with true character. This is no sandwich filler, toastie griller or sop to uncultured palates. It was a conversation starter, a centrepiece, a must-try for anyone who thinks cheddar has to be dull - fromage ennui! This delightful cheese challenged me and taught me something I didn't know - that cheddar is a great cheese and deserves its place on any discerning plate. Blaenafon Cheddar has earned its place not just on my cheese board, but in my heart. It is proof that even the most familiar cheeses can surprise you, if you give them the chance. These cheddars are handmade, vegetarian-friendly, and wax-coated, which gives it a six-month shelf life. The above reviewed taffy apple cider and onion marmalade-infused cheese is an award-winning cheddar and is among several products that use local alcohols that act as natural preservative. The 1868 cheddar is aged in the cellars of The Lion Hotel. The Pwll Mawr cheese is matured in Big Pit coal mine, 300ft below the surface. All wax casings show Blaenavon industrial heritage designs. Eat them all, you'll have no regrets.
Telegraph
3 days ago
- Health
- Telegraph
Who needs French brie? Britain's best soft cheese to buy now
Fans of European fromage, and those who sell it, were up in arms this week as the government announced a temporary ban on the import of certain unpasteurised cheeses, citing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in French and Italian cows. Cheeses produced in those countries after May 23 have been affected by the ban, meaning some brie, soft goat's cheeses and buffalo mozzarella have been barred from reaching our shores. Stocks of them might be running low as a result; Patricia Michelson, the owner of London's La Fromagerie which specialises in fine continental cheeses, has admitted that 'at the moment, we can't supply all the lovely, soft cow's milk cheeses like Camembert and brie,' and she fears that a misunderstanding of raw-milk cheese will ultimately damage British artisan cheesemakers as well as their French counterparts. Thankfully, this country produces a whole host of wonderful options for fans of unpasteurised cheese who argue that raw-milk options boast more complex and nuanced flavours, and better display their terroir – many of which are directly inspired by French and Italian cheeses, so you can still get your fix of gooey innards and ripe rinds. Here are some of the best to try.
Independent Singapore
5 days ago
- General
- Independent Singapore
Locals list cheese, truffle, matcha, mentaiko anything as the most overhyped foods in Singapore
Photo: Freepik (for illustration purposes only). SINGAPORE: When a local Reddit user wanted to know what others feel are the most overhyped foods among Singaporeans, for both local and overseas cuisine, others on the platform were very willing to share their thoughts. U/GoldenRuler2021, who penned the post on r/askSingapore on Thursday (July 17), started the ball rolling by saying that cheese is 'way overhyped' in Singapore. 'People go crazy over cheese fries, cheese tarts, cheese pulls, everything cheese,' they wrote, adding that they've tried many cheeses, even 'atas' kinds such as brie and camembert, but found them to be only 'meh.' 'Sometimes sour, sometimes plasticky, and when it melts and stretches, it feels like it's pulling something inside me. No joy at all,' they added. Also, although they acknowledged that cheese has some health benefits, since it contains protein and calcium, it's just not something they would crave, like others seem to do. They also find tacos and burritos to be only 'okay, not bad,' even the ones they tried in Mexico. 'Honestly, I'd prefer prata or chapati. Just feels more satisfying and flavourful to me,' the post author wrote, asking others if there is a food that everyone else loves but they find simply overhyped. Some Reddit users said they don't get the hype behind the truffle craze. 'Anything 'truffle' is just an excuse to charge you extra for a few cents worth of truffle oil,' one opined, while another wrote, 'Most places don't use real truffles as they are too expensive to get. For most of the time, they use 'truffle oil' that has no truffle infusion. It's artificial flavouring.' 'Truffle anything and matcha most things have become oversaturated and really quite poor in quality,' agreed another. 'Overhyped would be churros during Covid or the raclette cheese pasta or cheese wheel pasta,' wrote a commenter. Another person who's tired of the cheese overhype wrote that 'cheese fries, cheese pulls, nacho cheese, are really just flavoured oils and fats.' 'Truffle anything and mentaiko, both don't taste really good to me, idk why, just very meh,' contributed another commenter. 'Mentaiko. There was one period when almost every food had mentaiko on it, bread, rice, noodles… although the flavours don't match,' another agreed. One brought up mala hot pot, which they characterised as 'cheap junk food in China but sold more expensive than zhi char here.' 'Mala. What's the point of food if the spices numb and burn away your sense of taste?' another asked. When one wrote they found McDonald's Chilli Crab Burger to be overhyped, others agreed, saying they found it overpriced. Others said that they found salted egg on 'everything' to be tiresome. One wrote that food cooked with salted egg yolk sauce or flavouring is 'underrated.' /TISG Read also: Filet-O-Fish burger with 'cheese 1/3 of 1 pc' sparks shrinkflation complaints among Singaporeans () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
