Canada recalls Igor’s Gorgonzola cheese for possible Listeria contamination – National | 24CA News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling Igor model Gorgonzola delicate ripened blue-veined cheese attributable to attainable Listeria contamination.
The affected cheese has been bought in Ontario and Quebec.
The alert issued Thursday stated that meals contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes could not look or odor spoiled however can nonetheless make folks sick, particularly pregnant ladies, the aged and folks with weakened immune methods who’re extra in danger.
“Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness,” the company stated.
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“Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.”
There have been no stories of any diseases or deaths linked to the product up to now, the CFIA famous.
The company has not supplied data on how lots of the affected merchandise have been bought and through what time interval, however clients are being informed to both throw the cheese out or return the recalled product to the shop the place it was bought.
The affected product, bought in 350-gram packages, has UPC quantity 8 021398 400069 with a best-before date of Feb. 1, 2023.
In the meantime, the CFIA says it’s “conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products” and that it’s verifying the recalled merchandise are being faraway from {the marketplace}.
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