Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and increased total germ count in ready-to-eat salad from the Netherlands
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- prepared dishes and snacks
- Hazard
- Listeria monocytogenes - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? A ready-to-eat salad made in the Netherlands may have harmful bacteria called Listeria.
What's happening? German food safety teams found Listeria and too many germs in some of these salads.
Does this affect me? If you bought a ready-to-eat salad from the Netherlands, it might be unsafe.
What should I do? Throw it away or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after eating it.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Hazard: Listeria monocytogenes - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Germany
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