Cheesy products: Some online-purchased cheeses are of low quality
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Online shopping is booming. Scientists examined the microbiological safety, packaging and labeling of a variety of raw milk cheeses sold online. Of 108 cheeses from seven different European countries, only 19 fulfilled all European guideline requirements. More than half of the products were not cooled properly during delivery, and two products were contaminated with the major food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.