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Product recall Published Updated once · 27 July 2021 FSA-PRIN-43-2021

Update 1 : Cahill’s Farm Cheese recalls several cheese products because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

The NHS says listeriosis is more likely to be serious for anyone who is pregnant, newborn babies, older people and people with a weakened immune system. Read the NHS guidance.

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Cahill's Original Irish Porter Cheddar

Pack size: All pack types and sizes

Cahill’s Irish Whiskey Cheese

Pack size: All pack types and sizes

Cahill’s Ardagh Wine Cheese

Pack size: All pack types and sizes

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Details from the notice

Cahill’s Farm Cheese is recalling a number of cheese products because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product. The product recall information notice, (PRIN) has been updated to include additional products and batches and replaces the original PRIN.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Cahill’s Farm Cheese is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-43-2021
    Original alert: Cahill’s Farm Cheese recalls Cahill’s Original Irish Porter Cheddar because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  2. · FSA-PRIN-43-2021-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1 : Cahill’s Farm Cheese recalls several cheese products because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 3 products: Cahill's Original Irish Porter Cheddar; Cahill’s Irish Whiskey Cheese; Cahill’s Ardagh Wine Cheese
    • Removed product: Cahill’s Original Irish Porter Cheddar
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • Listeria has caused 73 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by meat and poultry. All listeria recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.