Brie and Camembert Cheese Recalled for Listeria

Brie, baked brie, and camembert cheese made by Old Europe Cheese, Inc.

• Sold under many brand names at stores nationwide in the United States and Mexico
  • Old Europe Cheese made cheese for many different brands. They also sold bulk cheese to many stores across the United States, and these stores likely repacked and sold the cheese under different brand names.
• Sold in a variety of packaging, including
  • Wheels
  • Rounds
  • Rectangles
  • Wedges
  • Prepackaged cheese trays
  • Prepackaged variety cheese packs
  • Prepackaged charcuterie boards
  • Others
• Best-by dates from September 28, 2022, to December 14, 2022
  • Recalled bulk cheese that is repackaged into smaller wedges, cheese trays, variety cheese packs, and charcuterie boards are likely past expiration.
• See recall notices for a full list of product names, UPC codes, and stores
  • September 30 recall: Old Europe Cheese brie and camembert recall
  • October 4 recall: Louis brie recall
  • October 5 recall: Old Europe Cheese baked brie recall
  • List of stores that received recalled bulk brie and camembert
• For questions about recalled cheese, contact Old Europe Cheese at 269-925-5003 ext 335, Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 12:30pm and 2:00 to 4:00pm ET.

Investigators are working to determine if additional products may be contaminated.

Do not eat recalled brie, baked brie, or camembert cheese. Throw it away.

• As of November 10, 2022, recalled cheese is likely no longer available in stores. If you still have cheese that you bought a few weeks ago and don’t know if it is recalled, you can take any of these actions:
  • Contact Old Europe Cheese at 269-925-5003 ext 335, Monday to Friday from 9am to 12.30pm and 2 to 4pm ET.
  • Contact the store you bought the cheese from and ask them if the cheese you bought is recalled.
  • Throw the cheese away.
• Clean your refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have touched the recalled cheese. Listeria can survive in the refrigerator and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.

Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of severe Listeria illness after eating recalled cheese:

• People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.
• Pregnant people usually experience only fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. However, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.

Do not sell or serve recalled cheese.

• Clean and disinfect any items and surfaces that may have touched recalled cheese, including anything used to cut or display cheese.

• Listeria can cause severe illness (known as invasive listeriosis) when the bacteria spread beyond the gut to other parts of the body.
  • Almost all severe illnesses result in hospitalizations and sometimes death.
• Symptoms of severe illness usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria, but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after.
  • People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.
  • Pregnant people usually experience only fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. However, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
• Pregnant people and their newborns, adults 65 years or older, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness.
  • Other people can be infected with Listeria, but they usually get mild food poisoning symptoms, like diarrhea and fever, and usually recover without treatment.
• For more information about Listeria, see the Listeria Questions and Answers page.

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As published on HealthyExaminer.com