Bekkum Family Farms Cheese Recall News – On January 3, 2012, Bekkum Family Farms announced a recall for shredded cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled cheese is labeled “Grumpy Goat Shreds” and is marketed under the Nordic Creamery brand name. The recall was initiated because the cheese was shredded on the same equipment used for shredding another brand of cheese that tested positive for the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
Bekkum Family Farms Cheese Recall Information
The recalled cheese was sold in stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and California beginning on November 11, 2012. It was sold in eight-ounce bags with a code date of 10-MAR-12.
According to the company press release, “Bekkum Family Farms was informed by Alpine Slicing & Cheese Conversion, Monroe, WI, that its cheese was shredded on the same equipment where other cheese had tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Alpine processes and packages cheese for other companies.”
Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. To learn more, please see About Listeria and Listeria Symptoms.
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