Table 3.3.
Documented outbreaks of foodborne illness by bacterial pathogen associated with cheese, 1980
Country
Year
Pathogen
No. of cases
Product type
Reference
Milk Status
#^
Switzerland
1983 – 1987
Listeria monocytogenes
122
Vacherin Mont d ’ Or soft cheese
Bula et al. (1995)
UP
USA
1985
L. monocytogenes
152
Mexican - style cheese
Linnan et al. (1988)
P
Denmark
1989 – 1990
L. monocytogenes
26
Blue mold/hard cheese
Jensen et al. (1994)
US
France
1995
L. monocytogenes
37
Soft cheese (Brie de Meaux)
Rocourt et al. (1997)
R
France
1997
L. monocytogenes
14
Soft cheese (Pont - L ’ Eveque)
Jacquet et al. (1998)
R
France
1999
L. monocytogenes
3
Soft cheese
De Valk et al. (2005)
R
Sweden
2001
L. monocytogenes
33
Soft cheese
Carrique - Mas et al. (2003)
US
USA
2001
L. monocytogenes
12
Mexican - style cheese
MacDonald et al. (2005)
R
Japan
2001
L. monocytogenes
86
Washed - type cheese
Makino et al. (2005)
US
Italy
2005
L. monocytogenes
3
Gorgonzola blue - veined cheese
Gianfranceschi et al. (2006)
P
Switzerland
2005
L. monocytogenes
10
Soft “ tomme ” cheese
Bille et al. (2006)
US
USA
1981
Salmonella typhimurium
321
Mozzarella cheese
Altekruse et al. (1998)
P
Canada
1982
S. muenster
Unknown
Cheddar cheese
D ’ Aoust et al. (1985)
R
Canada
1984
S. typhimurium
> 1,700
Cheddar cheese
D ’ Aoust et al. (1985)
P
Switzerland
1985
S. typhimurium
215
Vacherin Mont d ’ Or soft cheese
De Buyser et al. (2001)
R
USA
1986
S. heidelberg
339
Uncured Cheddar
Altekruse et al. (1998)
P
Canada
1998
S. enteritidis
700
Cheddar cheese
Ryser (2001)
P
USA
1989
S. javiana/S. oranienburg
164
Mozzarella cheese
Hedberg et al. (1992)
P
England and Wales
1989
S. dublin
42
Soft cheese
Maguire et al. (1992)
UP
France
1990
S. enterica paratyphi
277
Goat cheese
De Buyser et al. (2001)
R
France
1993
S. enterica paratyphi
273
Goat cheese
Desenclos et al. (1996)
R
Canada
1994
S. berta
35
Farm soft “ cook ” cheese
Ellis et al. (1998)
R
France
1995
S. dublin
25
Mont d ’ Or cheese
De Buyser et al. (2001)
R
France
1997
S. typhimurium PT12
113
Morbier (semi - hard) cheese
De Buyser et al. (2001)
R
USA
1997
S. typhimurium DT104
110
Mexican fresh cheese
Cody et al. (1999)
R
France
2001
S. enteritidis PT8
177
Cantal hard cheese
Brisabois et al. (2001)
R
France and Sweden
2005
S. stourbridge
52
Goat cheese
Espie and Valiant (2005)
UP
France
2006
S. montevideo
23
French soft cheese
Dominguez et al. (2009)
R
Switzerland
2006
S. stanley
82
Soft cheese
Pasture et al. (2008)
UP
USA
2006
S. newport
85
Mexican - style soft cheese
Austin et al. (2008)
UP
USA
2007
S. typhimurium
29
Mexican Queso Fresco
CDC (2007)
R
USA *
1983
Escherichia coli
ETEC 027
170
Brie/Camembert
MacDonald et al. (1985)
P
France
1993
E. coli
(EHEC 0119 : B14)
4
Fromage frais from cows ’ and
goats ’ milk
De Buyser et al. (2001) ,
Deschenes et al. (1996)
U P
France
1994
E. coli
(STEC 0103)
4
Fromage frais
De Buyser et al. (2001)
UP
Scotland (UK)
1994
E. coli
(STEC 0157 : H7)
22
Farm cheese
De Buyser et al. (2001)
R
England (UK)
1997 – 1998
E. coli
(STEC 0157 PT2)
1
Caephilly - type cheese
Reid (2001)
R
(continued)
75