Blood Diarrhea Recall - This cheese is contaminated with EHEC germs

Recall of raw milk cheese: Dangerous EHEC pathogen detected

The company Jürgen Würth Lebensmittelgroßhandel e.K. from Schwabach (Bavaria) has launched a recall for Belgian raw milk soft cheese "Petite Fleur Herbs (Keiems bloempje met kruiden)". The product has been found to be harmful to the health of EHEC pathogens.

Recall for Belgian raw milk cheese started

The company Jürgen Würth Lebensmittelgroßhandel e.K. from the Bavarian town of Schwabach recalls a Belgian soft cheese made from raw milk. According to a communication published on the portal "Lebensmittelwarnung.de" of the federal states and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection, this is the product with the name "Petite Fleur Herbs" ("Keiems bloempje met kruiden") the best before date 08.11.2018 / Lot 3603 of the manufacturer Dischhof from Belgium.

Jürgen Würth Lebensmittelgroßhandel has launched a recall for a Belgian soft cheese made from raw milk. In the cheese, harmful EHEC germs have been discovered. (Image: Andrey Bandurenko / fotolia.com)

Consumption is strongly discouraged

Reason for recall: "Verotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC), which pose a health risk, were identified during an investigation."

All verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) are to be regarded as potential enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).

"It is absolutely not recommended to consume the product concerned," the statement says.

According to the information, the product was distributed from 19.09.2018 in several states.

Consumers who have purchased this cheese are advised not to consume it and to dispose of the food or to contact the point of sale where they purchased the product.

Germs can be extremely dangerous

EHEC germs are usually absorbed through contaminated food. Transmission from person to person is possible via a smear infection, ie from hand to hand.

A major symptom of EHEC infection is watery diarrhea (often bloody diarrhea), usually accompanied by severe spasmodic abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting.

The various sequelae can be associated with a variety of other symptoms.

In particularly severe cases, the development of a so-called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), including kidney damage, which can even lead to kidney failure, is threatened.

In the end, at worst, a fatal multi-organ failure ensues.

"People who have eaten the food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and alert them to possible EHEC infection," the company writes.

However, it does not make sense to go for preventive treatment without symptoms. (Ad)