Health warning issued after four people fall sick in B.C. from tainted cheese

VANCOUVER – The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning of an E. coli outbreak after four people got sick from eating cheese produced at a Salmon Arm farm.

The centre says another four cases are now being investigated, and anyone who bought products from Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm should get rid of the cheese immediately.

The illnesses began in July, and a majority of the people infected started showing symptoms in late August and early September.

The centre says the farm has agreed to stop shipping cheese products to the rest of the province, and to stop selling cheese to the public.

E. coli is a bacteria that can cause severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and even death.

Anyone who ate the farm’s cheese and is feeling very sick is being advised to see a doctor.