The Repression of Fraud alerts on a raw milk goat cheese produced in Vendée and sold in Leclerc, Super U and Hyper U supermarkets.
If you have bought fresh goat cheese made from raw milk recently made in Vendée, beware, beware. The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) warns against fresh goat’s milk cheese made in Vendée, produced by the Saskia company and sold in the Pays-de-la- Loire via Leclerc, Super U and Hyper U supermarkets.
In fact, traces of listeria have been detected in various cheeses produced by the Saskia company. This concerns different cheeses: the Round with thyme, mustard and semi-ripened black pepper, the Buchette blanche, semi-ripened ash, the semi-ripened ash Pyramid, the semi-ripened Cabrette, the semi-ripened Tomme, the semi-ripened marbled Tomme and the white Chabi semi matured. They were sold between August 16, 2021 and September 13, 2021.
References for cheeses contaminated with listeria
The health mark is as follows: 85-095-001
References: 3760087869026, C21223, C21230
Use-by date: 10/10/202
Marketing region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Distributors: Leclerc, Super U, Hyper U
Manufacturer: SARL Saskia
If you are in possession of any of these cheeses, please do not consume it, but throw it away or bring it back to the place of purchase for reimbursement. If, after consumption, you have fever, isolated or accompanied by headache, as well as body aches, see your doctor. Listeriosis can be a serious disease with an incubation period of up to eight weeks.
The risks of listeriosis
In these fresh cheeses made from raw Vendée milk, traces of the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, a causative agent of listeriosis. This disease can cause serious health risks, especially in the elderly, immunocompromised or pregnant.