The Italian Ministry of Health has issued a new warning recall aimed at a product that can be purchased by citizens in shops and on which serious people depend risks. Specifically, it is a Dop cheese which is sold under the denomination Puzzone di Moena di Predazzo and Moena Dop. The tests carried out on the food found the presence of Escherichia coli within it, this is the reason that pushed the ministry to issue the recall notice and to urge citizens not to consume the cheese. To recognize the product in question there are various references, such as lotThe brand and it manufacturing plant.
Dop cheese recalled
The DOP cheese recalled by the Ministry of Health it is sold, as mentioned, with the brand Puzzone di Moena di Predazzo and Moena Dop in sales volumes from whole form.
Many i lots affected by the ministry’s recall notice (published in the appropriate section of the institutional website), namely: 24080,24084,24094,24099,24103,24115,24124,24125,24126, 24132,24134,24136, 24138,24141,24153,24157,24158,24160,24161,24163,24164,24166, 24167.
In addition to the batch, another way to identify the recalled PDO cheese is by its expiration date which, in this case, is equal to 90 days.
The DOP cheese production plant
The Puzzone di Moena di Predazzo and Moena Dop cheese recalled by the Ministry of Health was produced by Social dairy farm of Predazzo and Moena Scalocated in via Fiamme Gialle 48 in Predazzo (TN). The identification mark of the establishment/manufacturer corresponds to CE 42/012.
Health risks and recommendations
At the basis of the recall of the Dop cheese is the found presence within it of escherichia coli. It is a bacterium that is capable of contaminating foods and drinks which, if ingested by humans, can lead to a series of gastrointestinal complications the intensity of which varies and is certainly greater in the most fragile subjects such as the elderly, children and immunosuppressed people. Typical symptoms of the infection are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting.
To avoid i risks listed above, the Ministry of Health urges citizens who have already purchased the recalled PDO cheese not to consume it.
How to get a refund
The recall notice allows citizens in possession of Puzzone di Moena di Predazzo and Moena Dop to obtain the change of the product or the reimbursement of the amounts spent for the purchase. It will be sufficient for consumers to go to the point of purchase and explain their situation to the checkout centre. Here it will be necessary to present the regular receipt sales or the invoiceso that the merchant can verify the purchase and proceed with the refund or exchange.
The food recall app
Knowing in time all the decisions taken by the ministry regarding food recalls represents a very useful tool for safeguarding the health of citizens. Precisely for this reason the ministry recently launched the app on the market Italian Product Recalls which, once installed on your device, allows you to receive real-time notifications on all decisions made on contaminated products. The application is available for both Android and iOS and is free.
