Pennsylvania officials warn against raw milk cheese contaminated with Listeria
Raw milk cheese from a Pennsylvania producer that was sold at an unknown number of retail locations has been found to be contaminated with Listeria. The producer is refusing to issue a recall.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to discard BeiHollow brand raw milk cheddar cheese.
The Department of Agriculture purchased two retail packages of the BeiHollow brand cheese from Racoon Valley Farm in Millerstown, Perry County, as part of U.S. Food and Drug Administration required testing. Analysis revealed that the cheese product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
The raw milk cheese was distributed by BeiHollow farm in Elizabethville, Dauphin County. BeiHollow has refused to recall the products, provide a list of retailers that sell the cheese or cooperate with an investigation to determine the source of the contamination, according to the Department of Agriculture.
This is not the first time the Department of Agriculture has issued warnings for BeiHollow raw milk products. In 2022, the Department of Agriculture warned consumers to discard BeiHollow brand raw whole milk and chocolate milk due to Listeria contamination.
The Department of Agriculture is not aware of any reported illnesses at this time but advises anyone who consumed the cheese to consult with their physicians if they experience symptoms.
Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture warned that raw milk sold by a Lancaster County farm was found to be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
Raw dairy products are known to carry bacteria and viruses because they are not pasteurized. State and federal public health officials warn against drinking raw milk or eating products made from it. The sale of raw milk across state lines is banned by federal law.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any of the implicated cheese and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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Source: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/08/pennsylvania-officials-warn-against-raw-milk-cheese-contaminated-with-listeria/
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