Four products are being recalled:
• Marinated Feta in 250gm packs with best before dates of 6/9/13 to 13/9/13
• Feta and Chile in 250gm packs with best before dates of 6/9/13 to 13/9/13
• Feta Vacuum packed in 220 gm packs with a best before dates of 15/4/13 to 15/5/13
• Feta 500gm in brine in a bucket with a best before dates of 15/4/13 to 15/5/13.
Identifying features
Each product has the batch number 13049 printed on the pack. The product was first available for sale on the 15th March 2013.
What are the defects?
The recall is due to microbial (E. coli) contamination.
What are the hazards?
Foods contaminated with E. coli may cause illness if consumed. Symptoms can be simple or bloody diarrhoea, abdominal cramps. Often there is little or no fever or vomiting.
Where the product was sold
• Northern Territory
• South Australia
Traders who sold this product
The outlets that have sold this product include supermarkets, markets, independent delicatessens and fruit and vegetable shops and are in the Fleurieu Peninsula and Adelaide Hills, plus Murray Bridge, Glenelg, Tanunda, Findon and Alice Springs.
Supplier
Alexandrina Cheese Company
What should consumers do?
Any consumers who believe that they may have purchased this product should avoid eating the cheese and either return it for a refund or throw it out. Contact the company or the Dairy Authority of South Australia (DASA) to find out about how to receive a refund.
If you have consumed any of the products and have any of these symptoms consult a doctor.
For further information:
DASA: 0882232277 or 0419630604
Alexandrina Cheese Co: 08 85549666
