Granarolo Group initiates recall of Mozzarella due to suspected metallic foreign body contamination

Granarolo Group issued a recall of Mozzarella, due to a suspected metallic foreign body contamination, according to a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) message sent Aug. 15. 

DeCA has publicized this recall to commissaries located in Europe, said Richard Stith, chief, public health division, DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Lee, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.   

DeCA carries the following product affected by this recall:

• Granarolo S.p.A., Mozzarella bag, 12 pieces: EU Code IT 03 144 CE, Lot N5205D, best before date Aug. 22.

For questions regarding the background information of this recall, please contact the Public Health Command Europe (Veterinary Service Division), consumer safety officer, Robert Hess by email at Robert.p.hess3.civ@health.mil, or by phone at Internal DSN: (314) 590-9903 or Commercial: +49(0) 6371-9464-9903.