Infection and serious illness threaten: German manufacturer must stop selling sausage products

A traditional Hessian slaughterhouse is "devastated".

The reason: food with a risk of bacteria.

Various sausage products in the range are infested with listeria.

• The

  Herbertehof slaughterhouse

  in Hesse has to

  recall

  four offers in the sausage range

  *

  .

• In a Facebook post, the

  company from the Fulda area

  commented - and was shocked.

• It is the danger of

  Listeria

  .

  Where the goods were sold and what

  effects

  are likely.

Hintersteinau - There is a

recall in Hesse

due to the danger of listeria.

Four different offers in the range of the Hessian company

.

These are the following products from the

in the Fulda area:

• Fresh farmer's sausage in the Ring / Stracke

• Solid peasant sausage in the ring

• Pepperbite

• Farmer's sausages

Where was the

sold?

These are regionally distributed products that were sold on markets in Schlüchtern, Steinau, Bad Soden-Salmünster and Fulda.

announced

further information

in a corresponding statement on

, where they are shaken by the discovery of Listeria.

In addition, they apologize and promise to seek clarification:

The

sausage products affected

by the

were offered between November 10 and December 1, 2020 and can be returned at the respective sales outlets for a refund of the purchase price.

What are Listeria?

In the case of the Herbertehof company, it is about "Listeria monocytogenes" - a widespread bacterium

that can trigger

in people

: While consumers with an intact

usually hardly

notice

any effects, it can be seen in babies and children as well as old or sick people different.

In the worst case, this can cause sepsis or meningitis, as the consumer

explains.

Recall because of Listeria: Even large discounters keep having problems

Time and again, producers of sausage and meat products are

affected

by

.

For this reason, the discounter Aldi recently had to recall a cold cut:

At discount rival Netto, a fish product has been recalled.

It should not be consumed as there is a risk of food poisoning.

(PF)