Food Recall: Morrisons The Best Taleggio Italian Cheese

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UK/London: Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, trading as Morrisons, a Bradford, West Yorkshire, England establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of The Best Taleggio branded Semisoft, Washed-rind, Smear-ripened Italian Cheese products from the British marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination and consequential risks of Gram-positive bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

FSA: https://tinyurl.com/4yvn9nxs

Direct link: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-11-2024

Additional information:
The UK Food Standards Agency (“FSA”) reports the following Semisoft Italian Cheese products are subject to recall:

• Morrisons The Best Taleggio branded Semisoft, Washed-rind, Smear-ripened Italian Cheese, sold in 200 gram black packages with a use-by date of 14 April 2024

==> No barcodes, EANs, item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation.

According to the FSA, Morrisons has recalled certain batch/lots of The Best Taleggio branded Semisoft, Washed-rind, Smear-ripened Italian Cheese products from the British marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. As a direct result of this suspected defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Dairy products identified above.

==> For information about Listeriosis (Listeria poisoning), please consult the “Illnesses” tab on this site, located at the top of this page.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled The Best Taleggio branded Semisoft, Washed-rind, Smear-ripened Italian Cheese products, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, return the Cheese to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-9-9, your closest hospital A&E or emergency centre equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Listeriosis.

If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact Morrisons at 0345 611 6111 during normal business hours British Standard Time (“BST”), Monday to Friday or on the Web at https://www.morrisons.com/help/form/contact-us/.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled Semisoft, Washed-rind, Smear-ripened Italian Cheese, please search for “cheese” or more generically, “dairy” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected generic Bacterial contamination, please search for “bacterial” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination, please search for “Listeria” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

This is a “Quick Look” notification for a recall or public health warning published by the relevant government authority. For complete information concerning this notification, please consult the source at the UK Food Standards Agency (“FSA”) Web site listed above.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc or Morrisons, please search for “Morrisons” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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More information about this recall:
FSA Ref: FSA-PRIN-11-2024
Recalls Direct RIN: 18242-2024
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