Food Safety recall round-up 25-31 July
E.coli O111 found in cheese
28 July - USA: SW Wisc Dairy Goat Products Coop is recalling Raw Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese because it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin producing E.coli (STEC) O111:H8 bacteria.
This is one of six STEC strains that is of serious health concern as it can cause diarrheal illness and may lead to more severe complications like Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
This product was distributed in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the US, it was sent through distributorship in Wisconsin and Georgia. From these two states it was then sent to retail stores in the Midwest and Southwest.
This product was packed as an 8oz cryovac retail size piece with the code 103-114 on a sticker attached to the side of the cheese.
It is all white in appearance and has a front and back separate label. The back label is a black and white nutrition and ingredient label and the front label is a yellow and blue colored label with the Mt Sterling Coop Creamery brand name.
The recall was started after a case of two five pound loafs in the original packaging was collected on 7/8/14 from an offsite warehouse. The product sample tested positive for Shiga toxin and was contaminated with E. coli O111:H8.