The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has expanded the alert for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in two new cheeses marketed in Spain. The affected products are a costeño cheese of the Nativo brand and a llanero style cheese of the Goya brand.
The expansion comes a few days after the initial detection, communicated last Tuesday, in a fresh cow's milk cheese of the Goya brand. The alert, therefore, no longer affects a single product, but three references located by health authorities from different communities.
Galicia and Castilla y León located the two new affected cheeses
The health authorities of Castilla y León detected the contaminated costeño cheese of the Nativo brand. In parallel, the health authorities of Galicia located the Goya llanero style cheese.
Before this expansion, Aragón had made the first notification of the food alert. The initial notice referred to a fresh cow's milk cheese of the Goya brand in which the bacteria had also been detected.
The infection affects pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals with greater risk
The presence of this bacterium can cause listeriosis, an infection that carries a greater risk for the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems.
Health recommends not consuming any of the affected products. If someone has ingested them and presents symptoms such as fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, they should go to a health center.
The new scope of the alert includes a Nativo costeño cheese detected in Castilla y León and a Goya llanero style cheese located in Galicia, after the first notification communicated by Aragón.