Corleggy Cheese recalls its Cavanbert and Drumlin raw milk cheeses due to Mycobacterium bovis
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.
Check your pack
Cavanbert Cheese
Pack size: All pack sizes- Best before
- All best before dates up to 14/02/19
Drumlin Cheese
Pack size: All pack sizes- Best before
- All best before dates up to 13/03/19
The latest affected best-before date was 13 March 2019, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.
What to do
Advice from the FSA notice:
- 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. If you have consumed these cheeses and feel unwell you should consult a doctor.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Mycobacterium bovis causes TB in cattle and consumption of raw dairy products contaminated with Mycobacterium bovis can potentially cause TB in humans although this is rare. The very young and people with weak immune systems are likely to be more vulnerable to infection.
Details from the notice
Corleggy Cheese is recalling its Cavanbert and Drumlin raw cows’ milk cheeses because they were made from milk from a herd in which animals tested positive for Mycobacterium bovis. Mycobacterium bovis causes tuberculosis (TB) in cattle and consumption of contaminated dairy products can also cause human TB although such infections are rare.
A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.
What the business is doing
Corleggy Cheese is recalling the above products from consumers. 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.
Where it was sold
The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.
How this recall compares
- Microbiological risk has caused 56 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by frozen food. All microbiological risk recalls
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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