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Bacteria infestation: food overseers warn against "every day" pepper salami

2021-05-27T21:59:36.874Z


The Robert Koch Institute found bacteria in a paprika salami branded “Every Day”. These can lead to serious illnesses - especially in high-risk groups.


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Robert Koch Institute: diarrhea and abdominal cramps

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According to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), the bacterium enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (STEC) has been detected in a sausage of the brand “Every Day” offered by the Globus retail chain.

This was found during a routine check in one batch of the 200 gram package of paprika salami.

The warning concerns sausages with the batch number 1104 and the best before date May 29, 2021. The Federal Office names Zentrale Handelsgesellschaft mbH Offenburg (ZHG) as the manufacturer of the sausage.

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According to the Federal Office, the sausage was sold in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia.

In a press release, the company cites the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and cites diarrhea and abdominal cramps as possible health consequences.

"Infants, toddlers, the elderly and people with a weakened immune system in particular can develop more severe disease with bloody diarrhea," it says.

The affected product is immediately removed from the inventory.

Customers who have already bought the sausage are asked to dispose of it or bring it back to the supermarket.

The purchase price will be reimbursed even without a receipt.

mik / dpa

Source: spiegel

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