Salmonella in frozen, mechanically separated chicken from Belgium
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- poultry meat and poultry meat products
- Hazard
- Salmonella spp. - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Belgium
- Notifier
- Lithuania
What is this? A batch of frozen chicken made from small pieces of meat has been found to have harmful bacteria called salmonella.
What's happening? Belgium sent this chicken to Lithuania and Latvia. Tests showed it had salmonella, which can make people sick.
Does this affect me? If you live in Lithuania or Latvia and have this chicken at home, you could be at risk.
What should I do? Do not eat the chicken. Ask your doctor or pharmacist what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: poultry meat and poultry meat products · Hazard: Salmonella spp. - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Belgium · Notifier: Lithuania
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