QUEBEC: Raw goat cheese warning; Ulverton farm’s product - (The Record (Sherbrooke))
November 14, 2007 – 4:27 pmSHERBROOKE — The Quebec ministry of agriculture is warning people not to eat raw milk goat cheese from La Ferme écologique coop d’Ulverton located on Route 143 in Ulverton.
The story says that the dairy coop does not have the required permit to make cheese destined for consumers.
In early November, one case of listeria monocytogenes food poisoning was reported in the Montreal area.
Laboratory tests on the raw milk cheese from the Ulverton coop revealed the presence of listeria.
Consumers are advised to throw out their purchase, or return it.
The ministry is also advising the population to be vigilant and to not eat cheese from producers who are not licensed. That pertains to goat milk cheese as well as other dairy products made from goat’s milk, cow’s milk or lamb’s milk.
Only raw milk cheese produced in licensed factories can be consumed safely, says the ministry.
For more information, you can call the food inspection […]
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