A MAJOR warning has been issued after a popular dairy product was pulled from shelves across Irish supermarkets.
The latest food recall from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland impacts a cheese brand found in all major retailers.
Sheridans Cheesemongers are recalling their Marcel Petite Mont D’or raw milk cheese due to the presence of Yersinia enterocolitica.
This is a bacteria infection that causes fever, abdominal pain and diarrhoea in children.
In adults and older children, the infection can cause right-sided abdominal pain and fever which is often confused with appendicitis.
The bacteria may be ingested by consumed contaminated food or water and symptoms typically develop three to seven days after infection.
The full list of symptoms include fever, abdominal cramps, watery or bloody diarrhoea, headaches, and vomiting.
Symptoms can last anywhere from one day to three weeks.
Sheridan’s Cheesemongers are pulling the raw cheese from shelves due to the contamination.
The affected cheese may have been sold freshly cut and wrapped in Sheridan’s cheese paper or as a 500g unit, according to the FSAI.
They also noted that recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
Consumers are now advised not to eat the implicated cheese while retailers are being asked to removed the product from all supermarket shelves.
The impacted batches are all those sold between October 1, 2024 and November 21, 2024
FUTHER RECALLS
Separately, Dunnes Stores has issued an urgent recall of its Irish Chicken Sweet & Spicy Wings over concerns about salmonella contamination.
Punters are being warned in case they have frozen the 500g product, which has a use-by date of October 26, 2024.
This news comes after a batch was flagged for the potential presence of the harmful bacteria.
Customers who have purchased the affected item are urged to check their freezers immediately and not to consume the wings under any circumstances.
Recall notices will be displayed in all Dunnes Stores outlets to alert shoppers to the issue.
Salmonella infections can cause a range of unpleasant and sometimes severe symptoms.
Those infected typically develop diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody, alongside fever, abdominal cramps, and headaches.
Symptoms usually appear between 12 and 36 hours after exposure, although this time frame can range from 6 to 72 hours.
