Brie and Camembert Cheese linked to Listeria Monocytogenes Outbreak

United States

####Update November 10, 2022

CDC published an updated list of stores that received recalled bulk brie and camembert cheese was added to Old Europe Cheese, Inc's recall notice. You can see the list here: www.fda.gov/media/162960/download

More than 700 stores in 38 states received bulk cheese, and these stores likely repacked and sold them under other brand names before the cheese was recalled. These cheeses are likely no longer available in stores or in people's homes. CDC is advising people not to eat, sell, or serve recalled cheese.

Source: CDC

Update November 02, 2022

On October 4, 2022, Swiss American recalled St Louis brand brie cheese made by Old Europe Cheese, Inc.

On October 5, 2022, Old Europe Cheese, Inc. expanded their recall to include baked brie cheese.

On October 28, 2022, Old Europe Cheese, Inc. added a list of stores that received recalled bulk brie and camembert cheese that may be repacked and sold under other brand names. You can see the list in the link below. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: CDC

September 30, 2022

The CDC, along with FDA and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Brie and Camembert soft cheese products manufactured by Old Europe Cheese, Inc.

As of September 28, 2022, six people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from six states (CA, GA, MA, MI, NJ, TX), five people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported. Sick people's samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022. The investigation is ongoing.

On September 30, 2022, Old Europe Cheese, Inc. recalled its brie and camembert cheese. The company has also temporarily stopped producing these cheeses. The recalled products are Brie and camembert cheese made by Old Europe Cheese, Inc, sold under multiple brand names:

Black Bear
Block & Barrel
Charmant
Cobblestone
Culinary Tour
Fredericks
Fresh Thyme
Glenview Farms
Good & Gather
Heinen's
Joan of Arc
La Bonne Vie
Lidl
Life in Provence
Market 32
Matrie'd
Metropolitan
Prestige
Primo Taglio
Red Apple Cheese
Reny Picot
St. Randeaux
St. Rocco
Taste of Inspiration
Trader Joe

And sold at stores nationwide in the US and Mexico:

Albertsons
Safeway
Meijer
Harding's
Shaw's
Price Chopper
Market Basket
Raley's
Save Mart
Giant Foods
Stop & Shop
Fresh Thyme
Lidl
Sprouts
Athenian Foods
Whole Foods

Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled products and should throw them away; this includes Best By Dates ranging from September 28, 2022 to December 14, 2022, and all flavors and quantities. See the recall notice for a full list of product names, UPC codes, and stores.

If symptoms persist, seek medical care.

Source: www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-09-22/index.html