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A brand of cheese sold in the Outaouais in July is being recalled because it likely contains the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, or staph.
Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) announced the recall Monday of Grondines-brand cheese sold between July 9 and 16, 2026 at two locations of a local shop, La trappe à fromage de l’Outaouais:
114 Saint-Raymond Blvd. in Gatineau.193 Old Chelsea Rd. in Chelsea.
The cheese was sold refrigerated and wrapped in plastic, MAPAQ said. Anyone who bought it should not eat it, even if it doesn’t show signs of spoiling.
Food poisoning caused by staph causes symptoms like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, MAPAQ said.
Those symptoms appear anywhere from 30 minutes to eight hours after eating contaminated food, the ministry said. Anyone whose symptoms last more than 24 hours should contact a health-care professional.
As of Aug. 3, no illnesses had been linked to the consumption of the cheese, MAPAQ added.
In a French-language social media post, La trappe à fromage said it did not make the cheese itself and that it had completely removed the product from its shelves.
Monday’s recall is the latest of several recalls involving Grondines-brand cheese in Quebec.
Last Thursday, MAPAQ announced a recall for Grondines cheese that was sold between July 3 and July 15 at Le marché des saveurs in Montreal.
On July 16, the ministry also announced a recall for Grondines cheese and Lachevrotière cheese sold between July 4 and July 15 by Fromagerie des Grondines in Deschambault-Grondines, Que.