Several lots of minced beef of English origin are being recalled following salmonella was found.
The finding of salmonella has been assessed as a probable source of infection for cases of illness, importer Hilton Foods states in a press release.
The products are sold in Dagli’Brugsen, Superbrugsen, 365 Discount, Coop, Irma and Kvickly throughout Denmark. The products are also sold in Fakta stores in Germany and FK in the Faroe Islands.
The recalled lots of minced beef, where salmonella has been detected by the company’s own inspection, have a use-by date of 26 to 30 March and 11 and 12 May.
As a precautionary measure, minced beef with a use-by date between 19 March and 13 May is also being recalled. In addition, ground steaks with a use-by date of April 2 are also being recalled.
These lots also have English origins. Salmonella has not been detected in these batches of beef.
If you do not eat well-cooked meat with the bacteria, there is a risk of becoming infected with salmonella.
Symptoms include diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting.
If you experience symptoms of salmonella in the week following consuming the beef, you should contact your doctor, writes Hilton Foods.
In mid-March, an outbreak of salmonella led to 40 Danes across the country being found to be infected with the bacteria. Those infected were between 0 and 83 years old.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) stated in April that preliminary investigations indicated that the source of infection for the outbreak was minced beef that had been sold in supermarkets.
It is not clear from the press release from Hilton Foods whether there is a connection between the finding of salmonella in the beef of English origin and the outbreak of salmonella in March.
SSI stated in April that almost a third of those infected had been hospitalized.
The institute also stated that there would probably be more cases of infection.
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2024-05-08 19:06:59
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