Grand Foods Pty Ltd has recalled various soft and hard cheese products and one butter product from small independent supermarkets and Middle Eastern specialty stores in VIC only, due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes may cause illness in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems. Consumers should not eat these products and should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.
Date notified to FSANZ
12/02/2014
Food type
4 soft cheese products, 2 hard cheese products and 1 butter product.
Product names
• KV Dairy Tulum Cheese
• KV Dairy Tulum Cheese with Black Sesame Seed
• KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese
• KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese with Black Sesame Seed
• Grand Chef Kasar Cheese
• Grand Foods Unsalted Butter
• Grand Foods Kefalog Cheese
Package description and size
• KV Dairy Tulum Cheese 350g – in a plastic container in a vacuum sealed pack
• KV Dairy Tulum Cheese with Black Sesame Seed 350g – in a plastic container in a vacuum sealed pack
• KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese 350g – in a plastic container in a vacuum sealed pack
• KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese with Black Sesame Seed 350g – in a plastic container in a vacuum sealed pack
• Grand Chef Kasar Cheese – all weights in a vacuum sealed packet
• Grand Foods Unsalted Butter – all weights in a vacuum sealed packet
• Grand Foods Kefalog Cheese – all weights in a vacuum sealed packet
Date marking
All Use By dates up to and including 21 JAN 15
Country of origin
Australia
Reason for recall
Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Distribution
Small independent supermarkets and Middle Eastern specialty stores in VIC only
Consumer advice
Listeria monocytogenes may cause illness in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems. Consumers should not eat these products and should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.
Contact
Grand Foods Pty Ltd
03 9357 9244
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