{"id":99708,"date":"2025-10-02T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/99708\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:40:08","slug":"fsai-issues-recall-notice-for-aldi-cheese-over-renewed-listeria-contamination-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/99708\/","title":{"rendered":"FSAI issues recall notice for Aldi cheese over renewed listeria contamination fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">Consumers are advised not to ingest this particular brand of cheese if they have already bought it\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The implicated batch of Ardagh Lighter Grated Mild Red &amp; Mozzarella cheese is sold in Aldi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01f5b022-5cfe-4457-9da4-1f0f9c7438b4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The implicated batch of Ardagh Lighter Grated Mild Red &amp; Mozzarella cheese is sold in Aldi<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for a brand of cheese sold in Aldi due to fears of listeria contamination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It comes after the discovery of traces of the bacteria in a batch of Ardagh Lighter Grated Mild Red &amp; Mozzarella cheese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The implicated cheese has batch code: Best before date: 30\/11\/2025 (A, B, C and D).<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The pack size is 200g and the approval number is IE 1099 EC<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The authority described symptoms of infection by Listeria monocytogenes as being similar to flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to the infection, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The implicated batch of Ardagh Lighter Grated Mild Red &amp; Mozzarella cheese is sold in Aldi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01f5b022-5cfe-4457-9da4-1f0f9c7438b4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The implicated batch of Ardagh Lighter Grated Mild Red &amp; Mozzarella cheese is sold in Aldi<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Today&#8217;s News in 90 Seconds &#8211; October 2nd       <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The incubation period is three weeks on average but can range between three and 70 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The retailer, as well as manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and caterers, are urged to remove the implicated batch from display at the point-of-sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Consumers are advised not to ingest this particular brand of cheese if they have already bought it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In July, the FSAI issued a huge recall of 141 ready meal and side dishes made by Ballymaguire Foods in north Dublin amid a listeria outbreak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The dishes were sold nationwide in supermarkets including Tesco, Supervalu, Centra and Aldi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">One adult died as a result of the outbreak. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre investigated the death. 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