Trois Comtois Recalls Trois Comtois Morbier Cheese for Possible Health Risk

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Trois Comtois Recalls Trois Comtois Morbier Cheese for Possible Health Risk

July 29, 2013 - Trois Comtois of Poligny, France is recalling all Trois Comtois brand Morbier cheese lot #949038 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. 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.

 

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