J.O.D Food Products is recalling 17 cheese products sold under its Old Irish Creamery brand, while five SKUs from other brands are also being recalled as part of a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The Old Irish Creamery branded cheeses that are being recalled include 150g packs of Irish Cheddar with Red Wine, Irish Cheddar with Sriracha, Pepper Cheese, Irish Sage Cheddar, Irish Cheddar with Caesar Salad, Irish Cheddar with Coffee, Irish Cheddar Oak Smoked, Irish Cheddar with Chives, Irish Cheddar with Cranberries, Irish Cheddar with Garlic & Herbs, Irish Cheddar with Irish Porter and Irish Cheddar with Irish Whiskey.
A batch of 150g Spar Old Irish Creamery Cheddar with Chilli is also included, along with 1.2kg packs of Irish Cheddar with Red Wine, Irish Cheddar Oak Smoked, Irish Cheddar with Irish Whiskey and Irish Cheddar with Chilli.
The other cheeses included are 150 packs of Horgans Irish Smoked Cheddar, 150g and 1.2kg packs of Irish Cheddar with Murphy’s Stout, and 2.4kg packs of Claddagh Bo Irish Cheddar Cheese with Irish Whiskey and Claddagh Bo Irish Cheddar Cheese with Porter Beer.
All the cheese have use by dates of either May, June or July 2025, with more information available on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.
As part of the recall, point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and advise them not to consume any named above.
The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the cheese makes them unsafe to eat, and the FSA has advised anyone that has purchased one of the products included in the recall to return it.
Symptoms caused by ingesting Listeria monocytogenes can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, a Listeria infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.
Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.
