Product recall in supermarkets for this contaminated product: it is butter

Butter is a dairy product that many people use daily. The France even happens in head of the global consumption of butter. We obviously think of delicious toast with culinary habits that give pride of place to bread first thing in the morning.

Butter is also commonly used to cook. The followers of pastry shop are significant users. Certain recipes owe their identity to the presence of butter, such as the iconic kouign-amann. It can also be used as cooking fat as a replacement for oil.

The artisanal butterwhich requires longer manufacturing processes, nevertheless has serious advantages in terms of taste compared to industrial versions. If you have recently purchased such a product, the vigilance is necessary. A rappel national is launched for a butter reference.

What butter is affected by this recall?

The Rappel Conso site has published a descriptive sheet based on data transmitted by thecompany O FLAVORS OF MILK LE CROC DU MERLE. The latter marketed unsalted butter and semi-salted butter from 07/01/2025 au 10/01/2025.

These products have since been withdrawn from sale. This butter was available in various large and medium sized areas as well as grocery stores and local shops.

This concerns: the farm store, PVC Blois, the Diagonale Blois grocery store, the First In Blois hotel, the Ferté St Cyr grocery store, the Carrefour Bracieux, the Vival Cour Cheverny grocery store, the Jardins d grocery store 'Olivier, the Clos des Mauves farm, Super U de Mer and the St-Dyé grocery store.

This butter comes in the form of a wafer (plain or semi-salted) of 250 g bearing the words “Raw farm butter” and the brand “Croc du Merle Farm”. The lot number targeted by this recall corresponds to products with a expiration date fixed to the 06/02/2025.

What are the risks?

Analyzes carried out on this raw farm butter from Ferme du Croc du Merle have highlighted the presence of bacteria which can be dangerous to health. It is in fact a strain of Listeria monocytogenes whose action can trigger the development of a listeriosis.

If consumed, monitor the appearance of isolated fever or accompanied by headaches/aches. These symptoms should prompt you to consult a doctor as soon as possible, especially for the most sensitive people. Of the serious complications can occur and require appropriate treatment.

The persons concerned may benefit from a product refund getting closer to the place of sale. For moreinformations on this procedure, you must call 0254875865.

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