Shoppers who bought Horgans Irish Smoked Cheddar, Claddagh Bo Irish cheese and many variants of Old Irish cheddar including one infused with Murphy’s Stout with expiry dates in May, are being urged to return the JOD Food Products to the point of purchase.
In November, a baby died and at least 10 other people fell ill in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat supplied from Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria was first identified in 1911 but named in 1940 to “honour” British surgeon Joseph Lister, who recognised the importance of sterilising equipment before attempting invasive operations.
Supermarkets selling a range of Irish blended cheeses have issued an urgent recall over fears batches could be contaminated with the potentially killer bacteria listeria.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned that symptoms caused by listeria can be similar to flu and include a high temperature, muscle aches, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea.
