Errington Cheese Ltd has instigated a precautionary recall of batch E24 of Dunsyre Blue cheese as it may contain shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a type of bacteria that is potentially harmful to health.
The batch number in question is E24, which has best before dates:
Dunsyre Blue ‘Best before’ dates: between 18/09/2016 to 18/10/2016
Dunsyre Baby ‘Best before’ dates: between 21/09/2016 to 11/10/2016
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) believes that this precautionary recall is a responsible action by Errington Cheese Ltd that we believe to be in the best interests of consumers to protect them from potential risks to public health.
This product is mainly supplied to hotels, restaurants, specialist cheese shops and delicatessens. If you have purchased this product with the batch number above or if you have purchased it from a delicatessen and do not have batch information, do not eat it. Instead, return it to either Errington Cheese Ltd or the store from where it was purchased.
If you would like to view full details of the Product Recall Information Notice, please follow the link provided here: http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/news/errington-cheese-instigates-precautionary-recall-dunsyre-blue-cheese-batch-e24-it-may-contain
The product which could be affected include:
Product details:
Product: Blue Cheese
Brand Name: Dunsyre Blue Cheese & Dunsyre Baby Cheese
Pack size: All Sizes
Batch Numbers: E24
Errington Cheese has instigated a precautionary recall of Dunsyre Blue cheese from a specific batch E24 because it may contain STEC.
Risk: The products listed below might be contaminated with STEC. Symptoms caused by this organism include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea, and haemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.
Product details:
Product: Blue Cheese
Brand Names: Dunsyre Blue Cheese & Dunsyre Baby Cheese
Pack size: All Sizes
Batch Numbers: E24
Dunsyre Blue ‘Best Before’ Dates: Between 18/09/2016 to 18/10/2016
Dunsyre Baby Best Before Dates: Between 21/09/2016 to 11/10/2016
These products would have been purchased between 19th July 2016 and 8th September 2016
Action taken by the company:
Errington Cheese Company has instigated a precautionary recall for the above product. Point-of-sale recall notices are also being displayed. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what actions to take if they have bought the product.
Advice to consumers
This product is mainly supplied to hotels, restaurants, specialist cheese shops and delicatessens. If you have purchased this product with the batch number above or if you have purchased it from delicatessen and do not have batch information, do not eat it. Instead, return it to either Errington Cheese or the store from where it was purchased.
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