shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw milk cheese from Italy
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- milk and milk products
- Hazard
- Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some cheeses made from raw (unpasteurised) milk may contain harmful bacteria called shigatoxin-producing E. coli. These bacteria can make people very ill.
What's happening? Italy has told other EU countries that some raw milk cheeses made there might have this bacteria. The cheeses have been sold in Italy and the UK.
Does this affect me? If you bought raw milk cheese from Italy, you might have some at home. People who ate it could get sick.
What should I do? Do not eat the cheese. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating it.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: milk and milk products · Hazard: Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Italy
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