Check the salad that you have just purchased. It presents a risk of contamination Listeriaannounces the government (reminder.conso.gouv). The E. Leclerc, Intermarché and Netto stores have just announced the withdrawal of several references for this reason.
Be careful: it is impossible to recognize an infected product by Listeria and that is the problem. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products, cheeses, meats, cold meats, smoked fish, raw shellfish… These high-risk foods keep the same appearance, taste and smell as normal.
Listeria monocytogene can cause food poisoning. It causes listeriosis, a serious disease with an incubation period of up to eight weeks. Top Santé shares the relevant references with you.
3 references are concerned
The recall concerns bagged salads sold throughout France. The references :
HEART OF FRISEE 200g, NETTO brand
GTIN: 3250390795834
Lot: 01V2373
Use-by date 09/24/2023
Packaging: 200G bag
Start/end date of marketing: 09/13/2023 to 09/24/2023
Distributor: NETTO (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions)
HEART OF FRISEE 100% HEART – 250G, NOTRE JARDIN brand
GTIN: 3564700451403
Lot: 01V2373 followed by packaging time
Use-by date 09/24/2023
Packaging: 250G bag
Start/end date of marketing: 09/13/2023 to 09/24/2023
Distributor: E. LECLERC (entire France)
HEART OF FRISEE 200g, Saint Eloi brand
GTIN: 3250392552022
Lot: 01V2373
Use-by date 09/24/2023
Packaging: bag
Start/end date of marketing: 09/12/2023 to 09/24/2023
Distributor: INTERMARCHE (entire France)
I ate contaminated salad: what are the warning symptoms?
“ People who have consumed the products mentioned and who present fever, isolated or accompanied by headache, and body aches, are invited to consult their attending physician by reporting this consumptionindicates the government. Serious forms with neurological complications and maternal or fetal damage in pregnant women can also sometimes occur. “.
The women pregnant as well as immunocompromised people and the the elderly should be particularly attentive to the symptoms.
Listeria causes food poisoning which can be fatal in elderly or fragile people (suffering from cancer, on dialysis or transplant recipients). In fact, the mortality rate reaches 30 or 40% for cases of listeriosis.