Bacillus cereus warning value exceeded in lamb's lettuce from Italy
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- microbiological contamination - {non-pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some bags of lamb’s lettuce from Italy have too many harmless germs called Bacillus cereus.
What's happening? Germany told shops to take this lettuce off the shelves because the germ count was too high.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought lamb’s lettuce from Italy recently. Most bags are safe.
What should I do? Throw it away or return it. If you feel sick, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: microbiological contamination - {non-pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Germany
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