The bacteria “E.Coli O103 H2” has been detected in batches of 10 “pure beef minced steaks 15% Fat G VBF”, explains the company Aldi in a press release. The batches concerned have a production date between 02/27/15 9:00 a.m. and 02/27/2015 12:30 p.m. with a use-by date of 02/27/16. Without brand, they bear the health stamp: FR 12 223 001 CE. As a precaution, Aldi has decided to withdraw from sale the lots suspected of bacterial contamination.
The supermarket is warning customers who may have purchased these tainted hamburgers. The brand asks them not to consume them, destroy them or bring them back to their store for reimbursement.
Risk of gastroenteritis
The E-Coli bacteria can cause in people who have eaten these contaminated ground beef, “within a week of consumption, gastroenteritis Possibly haemorrhagic, with or without fever, and which may be followed by severe kidney complications in young children, ”explains Aldi.
For limit the risks, especially in populations at risk (children, the elderly and immunocompromised persons, “it should be remembered that cooking through the core (ie the disappearance of the pink color) of minced meat and ground beef products helps prevent the consequences of such contamination “.
For more information, consumers are invited to call Aracadie Sud Ouest Produits Elaborés at: 05 65 66 49 30.
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