Grand Foods, an Australian importer and distributor of Turkish foods, is withdrawing various soft and hard cheese products and one butter product, as they are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The products subject to recall include KV Dairy Tulum Cheese, KV Dairy Tulum Cheese with Black Sesame Seed, KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese, KV Dairy Cokelek Cheese with Black Sesame Seed, Grand Chef Kasar Cheese, Grand Foods Unsalted Butter, and Grand Foods Kefalog Cheese.
All the products of 350g in vacuum sealed pack were sold from small independent supermarkets and Middle Eastern specialty stores in Victoria.
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand stated that the implicated products bear use by dates up to and including 21 JAN 15.
Those who have purchased the recalled products have been advised not to eat them and instead return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems.
Image: The recall includes KV Dairy Tulum Cheese. Photo: courtesy of The Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
