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Product recall Published Updated once · 20 March 2023 FSA-PRIN-07-2023

Update 1: The Old Cheese Room extends recalls of Baronet, Baby Baronet and Mini Baronet Soft Cheese because of the presence of 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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Baronet Soft Cheese

Pack size: 1kg
Best before
21 March 2023 11 April 2023 12 April 2023 18 April 2023

Baby Baronet Soft Cheese

Pack size: 200g
Best before
22 March 2023 04 April 2023 10 April 2023 16 April 2023

Mini Baronet Soft Cheese

Pack size: 270g
Best before
22 March 2023 10 April 2023 18 April 2023

The latest affected best-before date was 18 April 2023, 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:

  1. If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, contact The Old Cheese Room for a full refund. For further information contact The Old Cheese Room at [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in some batches of the products 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

The Old Cheese Room is extending its recall of Baronet, Baby Baronet and Mini Baronet Soft Cheeses because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in some batches of these products. This PRIN is an update to include further dates and batch codes and replaces earlier PRINs.

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

What the business is doing

The Old Cheese Room is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-07-2023
    Original alert: The Old Cheese Room recalls Baronet, Baby Baronet and Mini Baronet Soft Cheese because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes
  2. · FSA-PRIN-07-2023-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: The Old Cheese Room extends recalls of Baronet, Baby Baronet and Mini Baronet Soft Cheese because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes
    • New batch or date details: best before 21 March 2023 11 April 2023 12 April 2023 18 April 2023; best before 22 March 2023 04 April 2023 10 April 2023 16 April 2023; best before 22 March 2023 10 April 2023 18 April 2023

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.