Contaminated with listeria: Big sausage recall
Created: 2022-09-28 05:19
By: Ines Baur
An Italian food manufacturer is recalling batches of its sausages.
In Italy, some deaths related to the product are already feared.
Munich – The Italian food manufacturer Aia is recalling its poultry sausages.
According to the product recall, some sausage products are contaminated with Listeria and can cause serious health problems.
After eating affected food, flu-like symptoms could occur in addition to nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Pregnant women, small children and immunocompromised people are particularly at risk.
The harmful Listeria are discovered again and again in meat and poultry products.
Product recall affects popular poultry sausages in Italy
An Italian manufacturer is also recalling batches of contaminated poultry sausages in Germany.
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The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety informed about the recall of the company AIA (Agricola Italiana Alimentare SpA).
Voluntarily and in coordination with the German authorities, certain products that were marketed in Germany are being recalled for reasons of preventive consumer protection.
The company explained that only products of the brands and batches mentioned or best before dates (MHD) were affected.:
WUDY Poultry sausages with cheese preparation 150g, EAN: 8008110002343
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 29/11/2022
WUDY poultry sausages 250g, EAN: 8008110002381
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and at least expiry date up to and including 25/11/2022
WUDY Poultry sausages with cheese preparation 150g, EAN: 8008110002107
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 01/10/2022
WUDY Poultry sausages 1kg MAXYPACK, EAN: 8008110002275
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 24/11/2022
PAVO poultry sausages 1Kg, EAN: 8004248002200
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 16/10/2022
PAVO poultry sausage FRANKFURT 100g, EAN: 8004248002002
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 08/11/2022
WUDY pork sausage 250g, EAN: 8008110004101
All packs marked "A": IT04M CE and best before date up to and including 07/11/2022
(Source: Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety)
According to AIA, anyone who heats the poultry sausages completely before consumption, as specified on the product label, can assume that any germs present have been killed.
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Large sausage recall: 13 federal states affected
Affected customers can report to the point of sale and get the purchase price refunded, it said.
"We are taking this action for reasons of precautionary consumer protection and because of our understanding of quality," wrote AIA.
"We deeply regret the situation and apologize for the inconvenience.
The quality and safety of our products are of the utmost importance to us.” If you have any further questions, you can contact the consumer hotline: +39 0445230153 (Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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The products could be bought in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Poultry sausage recall: product apparently linked to deaths in Italy
In Italy there have been outbreaks of listeriosis in several regions in recent months.
ilfattoalimentare.it
reported six deaths and 61 cases of listeriosis related to the contaminated sausages .
The Wudy products from manufacturer Aia are among the brands involved.
"According to health authorities, the consumption of raw poultry sausages, produced in a factory in Verona and sold under various brand names, including Wudy Aia, has led to an increased risk." The information accessed by
ilfattoalimentare.it
, were published by the European Alert Service in a 72-page report.
