VTEC/STEC in raw milk cheese from France
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- milk and milk products
- Hazard
- Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- France
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some French cheeses made from raw milk may have harmful bacteria called VTEC/STEC.
What's happening? Germany found these bacteria in certain raw milk cheeses from France. The cheeses may be unsafe to eat.
Does this affect me? If you bought raw milk cheese from France, you might be at risk.
What should I do? Do not eat the cheese. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: milk and milk products · Hazard: Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: France · Notifier: Germany
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