| Issue Date | 2015-04-16 | |
| Source of Information | Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) | |
| Food Product | A batch of raw cow’s milk cheese | |
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| Product name and Description | Product name: Saint Nectaire Fermier Brand: Morin Place of origin: France Lot No.: 61C23NW01 Best before date: May 7, 2015 |
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| Reason For Issuing Alert | The Centre received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that a sample of a batch of cheese was found to have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the information provided by the RASFF, the French producer concerned has initiated a recall and a small volume of the affected product has been imported into Hong Kong.
–Listeria monocytogenes can be easily destroyed by cooking but can survive and multiply at refrigerator temperature. Most healthy individuals do not develop symptoms or only have mild symptoms like fever, muscle pain, headache, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea when infected. However, severe complications such as septicemia, meningitis or even death may occur in newborns, elderly and those with a weaker immune system. Although infected pregnant women may just experience mild symptoms generally, the infection of Listeria monocytogenes may cause miscarriage, infant death, preterm birth, or severe infection in the newborns. |
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