Cut Cahill's Farm Porter Cheese Recall
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the recall by Swiss-American, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, of Cut Cahill's Farm Porter Cheese because Listeria monocytogenes, a rare but often fatal foodborne pathogen, was discovered in a sample of the product.
The press release regarding the recall of Cut Cahill's Farm Porter Cheese describes the recalled products as follows:
The cut items come in random weight packages of between 7 oz. and 10 oz. with the sell-by dates of 6-16-06, 6-25-06, 7-02-06, 8-19-06, 9-02-06, and 10-10-06. Cut Cahill's Farm Porter Cheese was distributed primarily through retail grocery stores in Missouri and Illinois. Product was also distributed to two stores in Louisiana and Tennessee.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne illness that kills 25% of its victims in the United States each year. The very young, elderly, and those with weakened immune systems are the most at risk. Learn more about Listeria monocytogenes.
