Four Types of Cheese Recalled After Possible E. Coli Contamination

Four types of cheese have been “precautionarily” recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination ahead of Christmas Day. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced the recall for Mrs Kirkham’s Mild and Creamy Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Mature Lancashire and Mrs Kirkham’s Smoked Lancashire on Christmas Eve. The FSA said: “The products listed above might be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, (STEC). “Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick, and diarrhoea. “However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.”...