UK: Golden Cross Cheese Company Ltd recalls Flower Marie Cheese due to listeria contamination - (Food Standards Agency)
April 5, 2008 – 8:46 pmhttp://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/2008/apr/flowermarie
Golden Cross Cheese Company Ltd has recalled a batch of Flower Marie Unpasteurised Soft Mould Ripened Cheese due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Golden Cross Cheese Company Ltd has undertaken a product recall and will be displaying point-of-sale notices in all stores supplied. These notices will alert customers to the recall and advise them of what actions to take if they have purchased the affected products.
The product being recalled is:
* Flower Marie Unpasteurised Soft Mould Ripened Cheese
* Pack sizes: 200g, 600g
* Batch code: 70
* Use by date: 18 April 2008
No other Golden Cross Cheese Company Ltd products are known to be affected.
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