The Kaufland supermarket must report the recall of the cheese. Customers should not eat the product under any circumstances – there are health consequences.
Dortmund – Whether it’s unwanted substances in almonds or salmonella in food: recalls and warnings are almost the order of the day. This time, the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) must warn against eating cheese.
Cheese recall at Kaufland: Customers face serious health consequences
Listeria, more specifically Listeria monocytogenes, could be detected in a cheese product, BVL reported on April 5. So food recall is inevitable.
The bacteria can cause what is called listeriosis. Major infectious foodborne diseases can have serious health consequences. One is damaged Gorgonzola from the manufacturer “VIP Sales Italian Food Products GmbH”.Sold at the Kaufland supermarket.
Cheese recall: Don’t eat this K-Favourites Gorgonzola from Kaufland
Gorgonzola is sold under Kaufland’s “K-Favourites” brand. The following information is known about the cheese recall:
- Product: K-Gogokoak mild Gorgonzola DOP 200 g
- Manufacturer/Distributor: VIP Sales Italian Food Products GmbH
- Packaging unit: 200 g
- Valid duration/expiration date (MHD): 10/04/2023
- Lot Identifier: GTIN 4337185458781
The supermarket Kaufland has to recall one of its brand K-Favourites Gorgonzola due to listeria.
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Recall the cheese at Kaufland: tainted Gorgonzola was sold here
The supermarket Kaufland has offered to sell the cheese affected by the recall in the following federal states:
Here is the cheese “K-Favourites Gorgonzola DOP mild 200g” sold by Kaufland:
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Hesse
Rhineland-Palatinate
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Cheese recall at Kaufland: customers are threatened with the following symptoms – do not eat Gorgonzola
What are the symptoms of listeriosis? “In immunocompetent people, infection rarely occurs and even less often an illness, which often progresses only as a mild and unusual febrile reaction,” explains the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
After eating contaminated food, however, even healthy people can experience “severe, febrile, self-limiting (recovers without treatment, d. the editor) stop gastroenteritis”, he continues. Gastrointestinal gastroenteritis is known as the gastrointestinal flu. Typical symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
Cheese recall at Kaufland: Gorgonzola poses a particular risk to debilitated customers
However, consumption of rebound cheese could be significantly more dangerous for immunocompromised clients, first-time patients, the elderly, or newborns. According to the RKI, they are at risk of overt listeriosis. “It presents with flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle aches and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.”
Sepsis (blood poisoning), purulent meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) and, in isolated cases, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) may also occur, which may be accompanied by various neurological deficits and disturbances of consciousness. “In principle, during the evolution of listeriosis, any organ can be damaged and several localized and purulent infections (…) can occur”, reports the RKI.
The “K-Favorites Gorgonzola” recalled by Kaufland should therefore not be eaten under any circumstances. Customers can return the cheese to Kaufland and receive a refund of the purchase price.
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