Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese: Yorkshire specialist cheesemongers urgently recall products in Christmas hampers due to E.coli risk

Grace Newton
By Grace Newton
Published 27th Dec 2023, 08:35 BST
Updated 27th Dec 2023, 08:35 BST
Yorkshire food suppliers have been forced to warn customers who purchased Christmas hampers after a number of cheeses were recalled by the Food Standards Agency.

Products by Preston-based Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd have been identified by the FSA as carrying a risk of E.coli – a serious bacterial infection.

A number of Yorkshire companies stock the cheeses, with two Leeds suppliers confirming the products had been part of their Christmas hampers and charcuterie platters.

The source of the issue has not yet been traced.

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Specialist north Leeds cheesemongers George & Joseph warned customers that the affected cheeses had been in their Best of British selection boxesSpecialist north Leeds cheesemongers George & Joseph warned customers that the affected cheeses had been in their Best of British selection boxes
Specialist north Leeds cheesemongers George & Joseph warned customers that the affected cheeses had been in their Best of British selection boxes

Crag House Farm, a charity-run restaurant, shop and garden centre in Cookridge, said in a statement: “In its advice to consumers, the Food Standards Agency said: ’Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd has taken the precautionary step of recalling various Lancashire Cheese products because the products might contain E. Coli.

‘The cheeses are sometimes sold as a full block or served as individual portions, it may have been provided as part of a hamper you’ve purchased or been gifted. In some cases it’s been sold as part of a charcutier grazing platter.

‘It may not always be clear whether you have purchased an affected product. If in doubt, consumers are advised to contact the retailer they bought their cheese from to find out if the cheese they have purchased is from the businesses and batches affected and, in the meantime, to not eat the product and ensure it is stored safely, fully wrapped and not in contact with other foods.’

"If you purchased this products from us, please get in touch with us in the New Year and return the product to us for a refund. Any other queries please contact us via a private message or on out email at [email protected]. We’re sorry for this inconvenience.”