STEC in taurus meat from Brazil, at the border in the Netherlands
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Brazil
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Raw beef from Brazil may have harmful bacteria called STEC. These can make you very sick.
What's happening? The Dutch border found this beef. They are checking and stopping it from being sold.
Does this affect me? If you bought raw beef from Brazil in the Netherlands or Belgium, this may affect you.
What should I do? Throw away the beef or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Brazil · Notifier: Netherlands
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