Health authorities have withdrawn potentially deadly soft cheese following two fatalities in France were linked to a listeria outbreak which it is feared could have spread to Britain. A further 21 individuals also fell seriously unwell after consuming bacteria-tainted dairy products between December 2024 and 13th August this year.

Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have all confirmed four cases of listeriosis between 14th April and 9th July. Concerns now exist that the infection may have reached the UK, though no connected cases have been documented at present. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) suspects that pasteurised soft cow's and goat's milk cheeses manufactured by French producer Chavegrand might be connected to the incidents. It said it was bel

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