Lidl warns of two cheeses

The supermarket chain Lidl warns about the consumption of two cheeses

The supermarket chain Lidl warns about the consumption of two cheeses. Affected are the cheeses of the series Reinhardshof, Harz cheese and Reinhardshof, farmhouse cheese with noble mold. The supermarket chain Lidl warns now expressly against eating the cheese. The recall of the discounter should be "unconditionally observed," said a spokesman for the supermarket chain Lidl. Especially in the federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, customers should be particularly cautious. The cheese can be brought back, the costs Lidl wants to refund.

Cheese that is contaminated with listeria can not be recognized by its appearance, smell or taste. Only a test in the laboratory provides information about whether the cheese is contaminated. Listeria can lead to listeriosis. Especially people with weakened immune systems are at risk. The disease course of a listeriosis is similar to a normal flu. At first, suffer from diarrhea and have severe abdominal pain. As the disease progresses, fever, severe headache, paralysis, and dizziness may occur. In some cases, listeriosis can even lead to death. For this reason, it is very important not to eat the cheese. In individual samples, food experts had found a high Listeria value. (sm, 17.02.2010)

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