Listeria monocytogenes in salted Atlantic herring fillet from Lithuania
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- Listeria monocytogenes - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Lithuania
- Notifier
- Latvia
What is this? A batch of salted Atlantic herring fillets from Lithuania may contain harmful bacteria called Listeria.
What's happening? The food has been recalled because it could make people sick with listeriosis.
Does this affect me? If you bought salted herring fillets from Lithuania in Latvia or Estonia, you may be at risk.
What should I do? Do not eat the recalled fish. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: Listeria monocytogenes - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Lithuania · Notifier: Latvia
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