STEC stx2 in Chilled boneless beef from Brazil
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- Brazil
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Chilled boneless beef from Brazil may have harmful bacteria called STEC stx2.
What's happening? Some beef from Brazil has been found with this bacteria. It has been sold in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Does this affect me? If you bought this beef, you might have it. Check where your beef came from.
What should I do? Do not eat it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Brazil · Notifier: Netherlands
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