The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has issued an urgent warning to the Spanish population after detecting contaminated products in two large supermarket chains.
According to the AESAN report, the presence of the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has been identified in two specific batches of packaged meat products. distributed by Aldi and Bonpreu. This regulatory body urges consumers to refrain from consuming these products due to the potential health risk.
Products implicated in this alert include cooked pig’s handsavailable in Aldi stores, and precooked pig’s feetsold in Bonpreu. Both types of products are vacuum packaged and correspond to specific batches that have been indicated in the AESAN warning. In the case of Aldi’s pig’s trotters, the affected batch is number 249, with an expected expiration date of November 14, 2024. On the other hand, Bonpreu’s pig’s trotters correspond to batch 136 and have as expiration date November 1, 2024.
The risks of bacteria in food
The listeria is a bacteria that can be especially dangerous for human health, since it is capable of developing and survive in different environmental conditionsincluding low cooling temperatures. This makes it a significant threat to certain groups of people. Those with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, newborns and the elderly are lthose most susceptible to serious complications derived from this infection.
Alert for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 2 products: cooked hands and pre-cooked pork feet.
Do not consume— AESAN (@AESAN_gob_es) October 25, 2024
Symptoms of listeriosis can include fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, which are often easily confused with the flu. However, when it affects people in vulnerable situations, the disease can evolve and have much more serious effects, even causing death in some cases.
Given this situation, AESAN reminds consumers the importance of following food safety recommendationsespecially in the case of vacuum-packaged products that could present additional risks in case of contamination.
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