Arugula with its peppery flavor and dark green leaves is very popular, it helps us to naturally boost the taste of salads and summer dishes. However, this product is subject to a recall.
This Monday, August 21, the health authorities launched a product recall concerning two batches of arugula marketed from August 1 to 9, 2023 in Auchan stores, due to a risk of contamination by Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis. This alert concerns the whole of France.
What is the reference of the products concerned?
– Names of models or references: Arugula Auchan 125g
Identification of products:
– Bar code : 3596710294947
– Batch : 45201025
– Expiration date : 08/09/2023
– GTINs: 3596710294947
– Batch : 45201027
– Expiration date : 08/09/2023
– Marketing start/end date: From 01/08/2023 to 09/08/2023
– Geographical area of sale: Whole France
– Distributors: Auchan
– Reason for the recall: Listeria monocytogenes
– Risks incurred by the consumer: Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)
What if you bought the contaminated arugula?
- Stop consuming the product
- Return the product to the point of sale
People who have consumed the products mentioned and who have fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, and body aches, are invited to consult their doctor by notifying him of this consumption.
severe forms with neurological complications and maternal or fetal damage in pregnant women may also occasionally occur. Pregnant women as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly should be especially alert to these symptoms. Listeriosis is a disease that can be serious and has an incubation period of up to eight weeks.
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Arugula – AuchanRisks: Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)
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What is Listeria monocytogenes?
Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous bacterium, present in the soil, very widely distributed in the environment. Cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens naturally harbor this bacterium in their digestive tract. Their droppings can then contaminate the environment and animal feed.
The bacterium can be present in food processing workshops, where it can contaminate food during product handling and persist in the environment of the workshops, if cleaning is insufficient or if it resists disinfectants.
What consequences for health?
The initial symptoms are most often digestive disorders such as gastroenteritis, fever and body aches.
Complications (meningitis, bacteraemia, etc.) in populations at risk may require hospitalization in 20 to 30% of cases, and even lead to death.
In pregnant women, contamination leads to the risk of miscarriagepremature delivery or non-viable fetus.
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