November 25, 2024

Bleating Heart Cheese Recalled for Possible Listeria Monocytogenes

Bleating Heart Cheese is voluntarily recalling some of its sheep’s milk and cow’s milk cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Sampling by the FDA found the pathogenic bacteria in at least one sample of the cheese. No illnesses have been reported, but it can take up to 70 days for listeriosis, the illness caused by Listeria bacteria, to appear.

Bleating Heart Cheese Listeria RecallThe recalled cheeses are Ewelicious Blue, natural rind, aged 2-3 months. Identifying code is 14-0618 on the bottom label. Fat Bottom Girl cheese is also recalled, with natural rind, aged 2-3 months, with identifying code 14-0702. Finallly, Goldette Tommette cheese, natural rind, aged 2-3 months is recalled. The identifying code on that product is 14-0527. The cheese was produced in late May, late June, and early July 2014.

The cheeses were distributed beginning in October, 2014 to distributors in the San Francisco Bay area. Retail food shops, restaurants, and stores sold the cheese. Anyone who sold the cheese must tell their customers of this recall. You can see pictures of product labels at the FDA site.

If you purchased these products, do not eat them. Quarantine the cheese and return to Bleating Heart Cheese for a refund. Then clean out your refrigerator with a bleach solution, since Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures.

If you ate any of these products, monitor yourself for the symptoms of a Listeria infection for the next 70 days. Those symptoms include severe headache, stiffness, high fever, nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to this bacteria. They may only have a mild-flu like illness, but listeriosis can cause stillbirth, miscarriage, and infection in the newborn.

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