STEC present in capreolus and cervus elaphus cuts
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some cuts of meat from deer (called capreolus and cervus elaphus) may have a harmful bacteria called STEC.
What's happening? The meat came from the United Kingdom and was found in the Netherlands. It may have STEC bacteria.
Does this affect me? If you bought deer meat cuts in the Netherlands, you might be affected.
What should I do? Do not eat the meat. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before throwing it away.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Netherlands
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