MT. VIKOS, INC., MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING ALL SIZE PACKAGES AND ALL LOT NUMBERS OF MT. VIKOS BRAND MANOURI “ SHEEP & GOAT’S MILK CHEESE BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS MAY SUFFER ONLY SHORT-TERM SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HIGH FEVER, SEVERE HEADACHES, STIFFNESS, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIARRHEA, LISTERIA INFECTION CAN CAUSE MISCARRIAGES AND STILLBIRTHS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN.
THE CHEESE IS DISTRIBUTED IN CLEAR PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR THE RETAIL MARKET IN 4OZ PORTIONS WITH THE MT. VIKOS MANOURI LABEL. IN ADDITION THE CHEESE IS DISTRIBUTED IN APPROXIMATELY 1 KILOGRAM LOGS IN CLEAR PLASTIC PACKAGING WITH THE MT. VIKOS MANOURI LABEL.
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