Overview

• The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reports at least 25 listeriosis cases across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Norway, including two deaths in France
• Investigators have identified pasteurised cow- and goat-milk cheeses from S.E. Chavegrand as the likely source of contamination
• German authorities on Lebensmittelwarnung.de have ordered urgent recalls of one goat cheese and three Camemberts produced by Chavegrand
• Listeria contamination of pasteurised soft cheese is uncommon and the producer’s intensified testing has not yet determined the root cause
• Health agencies advise pregnant people, older adults and immunocompromised individuals who consumed the recalled cheeses to monitor for symptoms and seek medical care due to a potential eight-week incubation