The products, which were all sold at the cheese counter in Carrefour and Carrefour Market stores between 25 August and 13 September 2011, were immediately removed from stores after the contamination was revealed through in-house testing.
Carrefour had no additional comments to make on the contamination, but told FoodProductionDaily.com that “regarding precautions, Carrefour has very high quality standards.”
They also added that the contaminated cheese, which is produced in Alsace Lorraine, has yielded no illnesses and that the recall has only affected France and Switzerland.
Product Recall
Carrefour, which operates over 9,500 company-run or franchised stores, removed a large undisclosed amount of Petit Munster Fermier cheeses sold under the “Engagement Qualité Carrefour”(220g) brand, and a batch of “Assortiment de Fromages au lait cru” (630g) from the affected stores.
The potentially deadly bacteria, which can be passed via raw meat, seafood and unpasteurised milk products including cheese, is known to be responsible for Listeriosis.
As well as enforcing the recall, Carrefour has advised customers of the contamination by placing posters at the effected stores.