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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for a popular brand of cheese that is imported from Scotland.

From the CFIA website:

The food recall warning issued on November 21, 2015 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Glen Echo Fine Foods is recalling Inverloch cheeses imported from Scotland from the marketplace due to possibleListeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments should not sell or use the recalled products described below.

The recalled products may have been sold in smaller packages, cut and wrapped by some retailers. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected products are advised to contact their retailer.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Codes UPC Codes      
Isle of Kintyre Laird’s Mustard Mature Cheddar & Whole Grain Mustard 1 kg All codes 5 060020 410338
Isle of Kintyre Laird’s Mustard Mature Cheddar & Whole Grain Mustard 200g All codes 5 060020 410123
Isle of Kintyre Applesmoke Mature Cheddar 900g All codes 5 060020 410260
Isle of Kintyre Applesmoke Mature Cheddar 250g All codes 5 060020 410253
Isle of Kintyre Drumloch 2.7kg All codes 5 060020 410062
Isle of Kintyre Drumloch 450g All codes 5 060020 410048
Isle of Kintyre Drumloch 200g All codes 5 060020 410161
Isle of Kintyre Old Smoky – Oak Smoked Flavoured Mature Cheddar 200g All codes 5 060020 410079
Isle of Kintyre Island Herbs – Mature Cheddar & Herbs 1 kg All codes 5 060020 410321
Isle of Kintyre Island Herbs – Mature Cheddar & Herbs 200g All codes 5 060020 410109
Isle of Kintyre Lazy ploughman Mature Cheddar & Pickle 200g All codes 5 060020 410154
Isle of Kintyre Poacher’s Choice – Mature Cheddar & Garlic 1 kg All codes 5 060020 410314
Isle of Kintyre Poacher’s Choice – Mature Cheddar & Garlic 200g All codes 5 060020 410093
Isle of Kintyre Highland Chief – Mature Cheddar & Single Malt Whisky 1 kg All codes 5 060020 410307
Isle of Kintyre Highland Chief – Mature Cheddar & Single Malt Whisky 200g All codes 5 060020 410086
Isle of Kintyre Captain’s Claret – Mature Cheddar & Claret 1 kg All codes 5 060020 410345
Isle of Kintyre Captain’s Claret – Mature Cheddar & Claret 200g All codes 5 060020 410154
or
5 060020 410116
Isle of Kintyre Ben Gunn –Mature Cheddar & Chives 200g All codes 5 060020 410130
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese – Flavoured with Highland Liqueur 200g All codes 5 060020 410208
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese – Flavoured with Pear Schnapps 200g All codes 5 060020 410222
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese – Flavoured with Orange Liqueur 200g All codes 5 060020 410215
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese – Flavoured with Garlic 200g All codes 5 060020 410185
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese – Flavoured with Chives 200g All codes 5 060020 410192
Inverloch CheeseCo Gigha Cheese Plain 200g All codes 5 060020 410178

What you should do

Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

(Photo cred: CFIA)