Overview

• The EU's RASFF issued a 'grave' health alert after detecting Listeria monocytogenes in a Manchego cheese labeled as Entrepinares.
• The implicated cheese batch, identified as lot B95613, is being recalled across the EU, with consumers urged to return it for refunds and monitor for listeriosis symptoms.
• Queserías Entrepinares denies producing the contaminated cheese, stating it has no commercial ties to the Belgian distributor Cordier Food Group.
• Entrepinares announced legal action against Cordier Food Group for unauthorized use of its brand on the recalled product.
• The PDO Regulatory Council confirmed the product lacks protected designation status, raising concerns about traceability and labeling in EU food markets.