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Date Published: 04/10/2022
ARCHIVED - Listeria found in popular black pudding sold in Andalucia
The pork product is manufactured by a company from Cádiz
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan) has withdrawn a common black pudding product from the market after listeria was detected during a random control.
The item is manufactured by a company in Cádiz but has already been widely distributed throughout all of Andalucia and in one Barcelona establishment.
The contamination was discovered "after carrying out the usual controls against Listeria monocytogenes,” according to Aesan.
This isn’t the first time listeria has been discovered in a common Spanish food item: last week, the bacteria was found in several batches of popular sausages and back in April, packages of sliced deli meat were also recalled.
Product data of contaminated black pudding:
- Name of the product: Embutidos de hígado morcilla El Bosque (El Bosque black pudding liver sausages)
- Brand: Chacinas El Bosque
- Authorization No.: 10.024902/CA
- Batch numbers: 120922
- Best before date: 03/12/2023
The health risk has been communicated to all of the autonomous communities across the country and Aesan has advised anyone who has the product at home to return it to the store. There have not been any reported cases of illness related to consuming the pudding.
Listeriosis is a bacterial disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes usually transmitted through foods like deli meats and unpasteurised dairy products. It’s usually not too serious in humans but infection can be fatal for babies and people with compromised immunise systems, in addition to increasing the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women.
Common symptoms of listeria infection include fever, chills, muscle pain, diarrhoea and nausea.
⚠️ Alerta por presencia de Listeria monocytogenes en morcilla (embutido de hígado).
— AESAN (@AESAN_gob_es) September 30, 2022
🚫 No consumir
▶️Nombre del producto: EMBUTIDOS DE HÍGADO MORCILLA EL BOSQUE
▶️Marca: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE
▶️ Número de lote: 120922
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Image 2: Aesan
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