No illnesses have been reported yet. Affected product, Raw Goat Milk Cheddar Cheese, is packaged in 6 oz square blocks in clear plastic wrapping. Products were sold in 1 state.
Who's At Risk?
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
Symptoms
Although 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.
