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“Crottin de Chavignol” goat cheese is currently recalled throughout France. They would be contaminated by Escherichia coli.
If you were craving cheese, first check where your goat cheese comes from before enjoying it. Various goat cheeses distributed in most supermarkets (Leclerc, Monoprix, Carrefour, Franprix, Casino, etc.) have been recalled. These batches are suspected of being contaminated by the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli).
What products are these?
The goat cheeses affected by the recall have the following information:
- Product brand name: CROTTIN DE CHAVIGNOL AOP
- Names of models or references: CROTTIN DE CHAVIGNOL AOP 120g:2x60g
- Product identification
- GTIN 3184670010600 Lot 123-01 Minimum durability date 06/29/2024
- Packaging: Blister of 2 cheeses
- Start/end date of marketing: From 05/22/2024 to 06/27/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark: FR 18.194.050 CE
- Geographic area of sale: Whole of France
- Distributors: MONOPRIX, CARREFOUR, LECLERC, CASINO, LA BOUTIQUE RIANS
- Contact number: 0800352919
- Compensation Terms: Reimbursement
- End date of the recall procedure: Monday, July 15, 2024
- Product Brand Name: OUR REGIONS HAVE TALENT
- Names of models or references: CROTTIN DE CHAVIGNOL AOP 2x60G
- Product identification
- GTIN 3564709006437 Lot L123 01 Minimum durability date 06/29/2024
- Packaging: Plastic box – 2x60G
- Start/End of marketing date: From 05/21/2024 to 06/27/2024
- Storage temperature: Product should be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark: FR 18.194.050 CE
- Geographic area of sale: Whole of France
- Distributors: E.LECLERC
- Contact number: 0800874187
- Compensation Terms: Reimbursement
- End date of the recall procedure: Tuesday July 16, 2024
- Milk and dairy products
- Product brand name: FRANPRIX
- Names of models or references: CROTTIN DE CHAVIGNOL AOP 60g FRANPRIX
- Product identification:
- GTIN 3263859356514 Lot 123-01 Minimum durability date 06/29/2024
- Packaging: Blister of 1 cheese
- Start/End of marketing date: From 05/23/2024 to 06/27/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark: FR 18.194.050 CE
- Geographic area of sale: Whole of France
- Distributors: FRANPRIX and Franprix distribution networks
- Contact number: 0970171000
- Compensation terms: Reimbursement
- End date of the recall procedure: Monday, July 15, 2024
The risks of contamination by E. coli
This recall is motivated by the presence of toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC) in these products. The government website recalls that “Escherichia coli can cause diarrhea, sometimes bloody, abdominal pain and vomiting, with or without fever, within a week of consumption. Moreover, “In 5 to 8% of cases, these symptoms can be followed by severe renal complications, mainly in children.”
Therefore, individuals who have consumed goat cheese and who present this type of symptoms “are invited to consult their doctor without delay, informing them of this consumption as well as the place and date of purchase.
Furthermore, if you do not notice symptoms within 10 days of consuming the goat cheese in question, the authorities add “there is no point in worrying and consulting a doctor.”
They also specify that “As a precaution for more sensitive populations such as children, the elderly or immunocompromised, pregnant women, it is necessary to avoid the consumption of raw milk and raw milk products. It is necessary to prefer cooked pressed cheeses (such as Emmental, Comté, etc.), processed spreadable cheeses and cheeses made from pasteurized milk.”
Therefore, it is recommended to destroy the goat cheese in question or return it to the point of sale for an exchange.
Pure goat cheese log contaminated with salmonella
A Pu chèvre log from the Cavet Picodons brand was also recalled due to salmonella contamination.
- Product brand name: CAVET PICODONS
- Model names or references: PURE GOAT CHEESE BUCHETTE – 2x100g tray ORGANIC PURE GOAT CHEESE BUCHETTE – 2x100g tray ORGANIC PURE GOAT CHEESE BUCHETTE – 12x100g box
- Product identification
- GTIN 33323000691261806_5Best before date 07/18/2024
- GTIN 3332300009153AB127_0806 Use by date 07/17/2024
- GTIN 33323000691641906_5Best before date 07/19/2024
- GTIN 33323000091531906_6Best before date 07/19/2024
- GTIN 3332300069126AB127_0806Best before date 07/21/2024
- GTIN 3332300009153AB127_0806Best before date 07/14/2024
- Packaging: Plastic tray x 2 logs Wooden box x 12 logs
- Start/End of marketing date: From 06/15/2024 to 06/24/2024
- Storage temperature: Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark: FR 26-114-001
- Geographical sales area: entire France
- Distributors: METRO – CARREFOUR – U – MARKET – LECLERC – INTERMARCHE
According to information provided via the Government website, the reason for this recall is the presence of Salmonella spp (the agent responsible for salmonellosis). Food poisoning caused by salmonella results in sudden onset of gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhea, vomiting) often accompanied by fever and headaches that generally occur 6 to 72 hours after consuming the contaminated products. These symptoms may be more pronounced in young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption. In the absence of symptoms within 7 days of consuming the products concerned, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor. If the product must be cooked before consumption: cooking the products thoroughly (hard-boiled eggs, pastries, poultry meat, etc.) at +65°C destroys these bacteria and prevents the consequences of such contamination.
It is therefore strongly recommended not to consume the product and to return it to the point of sale before the end of procedure date of July 11, 2024 to request a refund or to destroy it.
Here is the contact number if you purchased this product: 04.75.91.82.00