In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that following information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the following product must not be consumed since it may potentially be contaminated with E.coli STEC.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are types of bacteria that are a normal part of the bacteria that live in the gut of human and animals. Some types of E. coli such as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) can make harmful substance (toxins) that can lead to a severe infection in humans.
| Name of product on the label: | Morbier |
| Durability date: | 06/01/2025 – 06/03/2025 |
| Lot number: | 2491093 / 2491861 / 2492254P / 2492570J / 2492781J / 2492780J / 2493591 / 2510600 |
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Environmental Health Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on [email protected] . The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta or our official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.
