Forty cheeses contaminated by listeria are recalled in France. These cheeses were sold in several brands such as Auchan, Leclerc, Carrefour … Two deaths are confirmed.
In a statement published on August 12, the French government alerts out of 21 cases of listeriosis since June, including two deceased. The probable cause of poisoning would be the consumption of cheeses contaminated by the Listeria bacteria. These cheeses were all produced by the company Chavegrand. As a precaution, it recalls all the lots distributed in France in brands like Auchan, Lidl, Leclerc, Carrefour, Super U …
These are pasteurized milk cheeses, soft or flowery or washed crust like camemberts, coulommiers, creamy, bries, gorgonzolas, goat logs … “They were marketed until August 9, 2025 by the cheese dairy throughout the national territory as well as internationally, under different trademarks “ Can we read in the press release. The products bear the sanitation brand FR 23.117.001 CE/EU. Among them:
- Simple double cream (simple – crossroads)
- Camembert pasteurized 21%mg u box 250g
- Pasteurized cheese The square 23%mg u 230g
- Doucremeux (silver oak – lidl)
- Camembert 250 g Flavor of yesteryear
- Camembert of character of yesteryear
- Coulommiers Flavor of yesteryear
- Camembert 250 g Everyday
- Camembert 250 g clean (clean)
- Camembert 250 g old porch
- Camembert 250 g Belle France
- Camembert 250 g Mariotte
- Camembert 250 g the pastron
- Camembert 250 g silver oak (silver oak – lidl)
- Oval 300 g beautiful France
- The little snack
- The lion (crossroads)
- Angevin
- COOR COMPLE – CARREFOUR CLASSIC (Carrefour)
- Soft oval cheese 300 g
- Oval cheese Le Doucremeux 300g – Silver oak
- Coulommiers (Carrefour Classic)
- Gorgonzola spoon aop
- Double cream cheese (Simpl)
- Coulommiers 350 g (Pâturon)
- Camembert of character (old porch)
- Camembert 250 g (Pâturon)
- Buchette 200 g (old porch)
- Buchette of mixture (the wooden bridge)
- Coulommiers le Berger
- Camembert of character Charles VII
- Camembert master tail
- Coulommiers 350g – Silver oak
People who have these cheeses at home should not consume them. Those who would have consumed it and who would present fever, headache and aches are invited to consult their attending physician by reporting this consumption. Same thing in the event of symptoms similar to those of gastroenteritis (diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting). Listeriosis is a rare disease (approximately 400 cases per year in France) but serious and its incubation period can go up to 8 weeks.
People at risk of serious forms are pregnant women, newborns, immunocompromised people and the elderly. These subjects must avoid consuming the products most at risk of contamination: cooked or raw cold meats consumed as it is (cooked or raw ham, frost products, foie gras, pâté, rillettes …), seafood (smoked fish, tarama, raw shells, etc.) and certain dairy products (raw milk, soft cheese with flourished or washed crust, etc.). Chavegrand has set up a toll -free number for consumers: 0 800 00 91 80 (from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., 7 days a week).
