Consumption. Contaminated cheese: Listeriosis cases detected in four other countries
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway have reported four cases of listeriosis. In the first three, patients claim to have consumed pasteurized cheese.
A few days after the massive national recall of cheeses concerning batches from the Chavegrand cheese factory which were allegedly contaminated by Listeria, several cases of illness have been recorded outside France, according to a press release from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published on August 15.
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These products had been marketed "until August 9, 2025" on "the whole territory" French, particularly in supermarkets and hypermarkets, as well "than internationally."
At least 21 cases of listeriosis have been reported in France , including two deaths. These cases include 11 women and 10 men aged between 34 and 95. Eighteen of them are over 65, according to details from Public Health France.
Since then, "four other countries (Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway) have reported four cases," in this case people aged "between 35 and 70 years." These cases were reported "between April 14 and July 9, 2025. "
In the first three countries, patients have "reported the consumption of pasteurized soft cheeses" , including "Traceability is in progress . " The cheeses were distributed all over the world: Hong Kong, Hungary, Switzerland, the United States, Japan and even South Korea.
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