This Mont d'Or cheese can make you sick, don't eat it!

The Mont d'Or is a singular cheese whose appearance easily distinguishes it from other French productions. Her Swiss alter-ego is very similar to it, although with important specificities. The Vacherin of our Swiss neighbors is prepared from thermized milk, when we use, in Franceof raw milk exclusively.

This cheese is consumed exclusively from mid-September to mid-May. If you have recently purchased one, the vigilance is necessary. Several lots distributed since 09/10/2024 throughout France are subject to recall procedure to protect the health of consumers.

Which Mont d’Or is affected by this recall?

The Rappel Conso site has issued three sheets based on the information transmitted by the Soc Coop Agric Fromag Fruit. Des Jarrons / Fruitiere Des Jarrons. This collects, transforms, packages and markets dairy products including Mont d'Or.

This Mont d’Or was marketed in three formats : a small model of 500 g, a way to 725 g and a great weight 2.5 kg.

All cheeses have a inscription similar in black on the perimeter of the box in wood: “Made at FRUITIÈRE DES JARRONS, AOP logo, Health stamp FR 25.620.001 CE, Made with raw milk, 25 JH”.

Which stores are affected?

There are numerous places of salenational scale. It is about independent businesses (cheese shops, fruit shops, hotels, butcher shops, etc.). The complete list is established on the basis of the three reminder sheets.

Here are the stores that sold this cheese:

• the Fromagerie de Montlebon, the Fruitière du Russey, the Fruitière des Fontenelles, the Fromagerie Narbief-Bizot, the Fruitière des Fins Comtés, the Fruitière des Majors, the Fromagerie de Gilley, the Fruitière la Brune-La Mare, the Fruitière de Bonnetage and the Fruitière Arc sous Cicon.

This also concerns:

• the Fruitière de Laviron-Surmont, the Fromagerie de Loray, the Fruitière du Plateau de Belleherbe, the Fruitière du Vallon de Sancey, the Fromagerie de Vernierfontaine, the Fruitière des Villages Réunis, the Fruitière de Bremondans, the Fruitière du Plateau Arboisien, the Fromagerie of Frasne.

Other businesses that have offered this Mont d’Or to their customers are:

• Chalet Jacquet, SAS Chalet Querry, Au Doubs Comtois, Boucherie Renaudot, Boucherie chez Marius, Essencia Arbois, Essencia Poligny, Pizza Thierry, a Fruitière Morteau, Gaec des Roches du Dard, GAEC Chambon, Chez Dens, Hôtel du Pont de la Roche and Le Haut d’Ours.

What are the risks?

The analyzes carried out on this Mont d’Or have highlighted a biological contamination likely to cause toxic infections which could be dangerous for consumers. In question: the presence of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica.

The consumption of contaminated products by the Yersinia enterocolitica can cause an infection such as acute gastroenteritis. This generally results in feverof the diarrhea and abdominal pain. It can appear between 2 and 7 days after ingestion. It is then necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible.

Consumers who have already purchased this Mont d'Or, now withdrawn from sale, can contact the 0647901814 in order to know the details related to the refund procedure. This is possible until Saturday December 21, 2024.

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