Gorgonzola Cheese Recalled for E. coli

WASHINGTONThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning the public not to consume Mauri Gorgonzola cheese that was sold in Costco stores in Colorado because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

A sample of the cheese tested positive for E. coli in a Colorado state laboratory. Officials discovered the positive sample during the investigation into the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Southwestern states. The bacterial strain from the cheese is different from the strain linked to those illnesses reported in the recent outbreak in the Southwest.

The recalled Mauri Gorgonzola was distributed by DPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Ore., to Costco locations in Colorado only. Costco is using card record information to contact its members who bought the cheese. The recalled product involves Mauri Gorgonzola cheese with sell by dates of Jan. 14, 2011, and Jan. 31, 2011.

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