Not to consume a batch of French raw milk cheese suspected to be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission

French raw milk cheese

Product name: Morbier Jean Perrin 1/4 x 2

Brand: PERRIN VERMOT

Place of origin: France

Pack size: 1.8 kilograms

Best-before date: March 15, 2025

Batch number: 366

Importer: Chef's Garden Limited

Retailer: Feather & Bone

• The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission that the above-mentioned product is being recalled in France and other countries due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).

• Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importers for follow-up.
• A preliminary investigation found that the aforementioned importer had imported into Hong Kong eight pieces, weighing about 13.7 kilograms in total, of the affected batch of the product concerned, which has been distributed to the retailer mentioned above for sale.
• The importer concerned has stopped sale and discarded the unsold products of the affected batch and initiated a recall according to the CFS's instructions.
• The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.

• The trade should stop using or selling the affected product immediately if they possess any of it.

• Not to consume the affected product if they have bought any.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the hotline of the importer at 2819 7500 during office hours for enquiries.