Cheese sold at Aldi, other stores recalled over contamination concern

Pennsylvania based Savencia Cheese USA is recalling some of its soft ripened cheese products sold at Aldi and other stores because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Through routine testing, it was identified that processing equipment at the site may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. While finished product testing has not identified contaminated product, we have initiated a voluntary recall to retrieve the potentially affected product.

Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

These products, manufactured at Savencia’s Lena facility, had limited regional distribution in the United States, according to an FDA news release. The retailers that received the product have been informed of this possible contamination and are in the process of removing products from shelves, according to the company.

The following products are affected by this recall:

The only products being recalled are those in the table above. You can identify these products by reviewing the UPC and the best buy date on the product labels. Consumers that have any of the recalled products listed in the table above should refrain from consuming them and return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.

At this time, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse health events due to consumption of these products, according to the FDA.