The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has confirmed that Lidl Ireland has issued recall notices for a batch of cheese sold in its stores due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The authority said that the recall involves the Deluxe Sriracha Cheddar Cheese Wedge.

The affected batch comes in a 150g pack size with an approval number: IE 1059 EC and best before date of May 11, 2025.

The FSAI said that point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Lidl stores.

Consumers are being advised by the authority not to eat the implicated batch of cheese.

According to the FSAI the symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications.

Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly.

The incubation period, which is the time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing, is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Separately, the FSAI confirmed earlier this month that more food businesses were closed in 2024 for breaches of food safety legislation compared to the previous year.

A total of 133 enforcement orders were served on food businesses by the FSAI last year for “a number of recurring food safety issues” including inadequate pest control procedures, inadequate cleaning and inadequate staff training.

Between January 1 and December 31 2024, 115 closure orders, 16 prohibition orders and two improvement orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive, sea-fisheries protection officers in the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority and inspectors in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) on food businesses throughout the country.