Time to check your fridge! Popular brands of French Brie are pulled off supermarket shelves across Australia over listeria fears
- Four types of brie cheese have been recalled from stores across Australia
- Washed Rind Pty Ltd issued recall due to fears of a listeria contamination
- Include St Simeon, Le Coulommiers, Coulommiers Truffe and Brie de Nangis
Cheese lovers have been warned to check their fridges after four popular French bries were pulled from the shelves over health fears.
The Adelaide-based Washed Rind Pty Ltd issued a recall of four of its washed mould cheeses due to a potential microbial listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The products, which all originate from France, have been available for sale at delis, cheeserooms, IGAs and independent stores across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Anyone with any of these four cheeses on their fridge needs to check the next before date
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There are fears the cheeses are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes (pictured)
Injesting the cheese could lead to a listeria infection, a rare but serious illness that can result in serious illnesses including meningitis and septicaemia.
Listeria is more likely to cause illness in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems.
Listeria monocytogenes can infect the brain, spinal-cord membranes and the bloodstream.
Symptoms are usually described as ‘flu-like’, although fever and gastrointestinal symptoms can occur in pregnant women.
The latest product recall is bad news for brie cheese lovers across Australia (stock image)
The time from consuming the bacteria to showing the signs of illness can be between eight and 90 days.
Anyone who has bought an affected cheese can return the product back to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Anyone concerned about their health should seek medical advice.
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