Green Cedar Dairy Products Inc., a private company based in Dearborn, Michigan, has recalled two of its products because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes which cause listeriosis.

The products that were recalled were All Natural Ackawi Cheese and All Natural Chives Cheese that has a sell by date up to July 1, 2012. It is sold in approximately 12 to 14 ounces, and is packed in squares, vacuum sealed in clear plastics, the United States Food and Drug Administration reported.

With the recall being conducted on the consumer level, all those who have purchased the products are advised to stop consuming it, and return all recalled products to where they bought them, specifically, in bakeries and retail stores in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties where the products were distributed.

Currently, the company is cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the state and local officials to find out the source of the contamination. But so far, based on the findings of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Laboratory, Listeria monocytogenes were found in the samples of All Natural Chives Cheese that was collected from Green Cedar Dairy.

Because of this, the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Wayne County Public Health Department are investigating two recent cases of human listeriosis that may have had exposure to the products mentioned.

Listeriosis is a disease that can penetrate and replicate inside the cells of humans. Severe infection of which can cause headaches, meningitis, convulsions, and even death, according to MedicineNet.com.

For some, the infection has no symptoms; however, for others the usual symptoms are fever, muscle aches, nausea, or diarrhea, that can all last up to one week. In some cases, the organism can spread to the brain and can cause altered mental status, balance problems, and seizures as a result from the brain infection.

With around 30% of all listeriosis cases in the U.S. occurring in pregnant females, the infection can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, and an infection that can cause the death of the newborn.

Though the symptoms of the infection wear off after seven days, others may require immediate antibiotic treatment to prevent its development.