RI Department of Health Warns of Recall on Various Cheeses

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RI Department of Health Warns of Recall on Various Cheeses

Colby Jack Cheese
The Rhode Island Department of Health is advising consumer that MDS Foods Inc. is recalling a variety of cheese products. Some of the products being recalled were contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, and some of which could have been contaminated with the bacteria.

The cheese was sold under several brand names, including Amish Classics, Deli Readi, Deli Made EZ, Meijer, Lipari Old Tyme, Deli Made EZ, and Duck Deli. The cheese types included Colby, cheddar, and Swiss. 

Customers who have purchased any of the recalled cheese products are urged to not  consume them and to return them to the place of purchase.

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Listeria Monocytogenes 

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.


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