Cheese Recall Update As E.coli Warning Issued for Separate Product [Video]

A creamery in Wisconsin has issued a voluntary recall for its cheese curd products after a batch was found to potentially be contaminated with generic E. coli, a potentially harmful bacterium that can cause serious illness.

The Westby Cooperative Creamery initiated the recall on September 29 and it is ongoing. It affects cheese curds sold under the Westby brand across the state of Wisconsin.

Newsweek contacted The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Westby Cooperative Creamery on Monday via email for comment.

In October, following the fatal E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers across 10 states, Newsweek spoke to Natalie Stanton, a chartered environmental health officer and founder of The Safety Expert in the United Kingdom, to find out more about E. coli and its symptoms.