Cheeses with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria were brought to Ukraine from France. It is reported by the Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in the Chernivtsi region.

So, according to the RASFF alert system, listeria, a bacterium that is dangerous to human life and health, was found in cheese..

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“The Main Directorate of the State Food and Consumer Service in the Chernivtsi region informs about the receipt of an information message through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) dated 08. 02. 2023. France (manufacturer: SOCIETE LAITIERE DE VICHY, France; exporter: Thomas Export SA, France) to Ukraine (recipient: TD Gurmandiz LLC, st.. Konstantinovskaya, 72, g. Kyiv, 04080),” the message says..

The agency noted that after eating contaminated products, Listeria migrates from the intestines to the central nervous system and genitals..

“Clinical manifestations of listeriosis include meningitis, meningoencephalitis, sepsis, perinatal infections and gastroenteritis,” the State Food and Consumer Service noted..

Department specialists urged to report the discovery of the circulation of these products to the Main Directorate of the State Food and Consumer Service in the Chernivtsi region by phone (0372) 553409 or contact the territorial departments.

This is not the first time when dangerous products are imported to Ukraine.. So, in February, toxic nuts got into Ukraine.

Earlier we wrote that cookies containing substances that cause paralysis were brought to Ukraine.