The Cambridge Food Company Ltd (trading as Cheese +) recalls several cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Products affected

Alpen cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Appleby Red Cheshire cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Kirkhams Lancashire cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Lincolnshire Poacher cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Mayfield cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Montgomery cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Ogleshield cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Old Roan Wensleydale cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Old Winchester cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Pitchfork Cheddar cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Quickies Mature cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Rachel cheese

• Pack size: 1.25kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Ashcombe cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Shropshire Blue cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Sparkenhoe cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Spenwood cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

T & T Stilton cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Westcombe cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Young Buck cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Beauvale cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Bybrook cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Cornish Kern cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Cropwell Bishop cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Dorset Blue Vinny cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Duckett’s Caerphilly cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Hafod cheese

• Pack size: 1kg and any cut pieces
• Use by All dates up to and including 14 April 2023

Risk

The products listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
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.
Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Action taken by the company

The Cambridge Food Company Ltd are recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

What you should do

If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, contact The Cambridge Food Company Ltd for a full refund. For further information contact The Cambridge Food Company Ltd at Mark@cheese-plus.co.uk

More information

The Cambridge Food Company Ltd (trading as Cheese +) is recalling several of its cheeses because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes. This issue only affects products sold at the food businesses listed in this notice.

Can I get a refund?

In most cases, yes – recalled items can usually be returned for a full refund, repair or replacement, often without a receipt. Follow the instructions in the notice above, or contact the shop you bought it from. More on your rights after a recall.

Updated 6 April 2023. This page summarises an official notice. Details can change – always follow the official notice.