They warn of salmonella in bricks of pasteurized liquid egg from Ovopack in Andalusia, Catalonia and Extremadura

The Andalusian Department of Health and Consumer Affairs has transmitted to the Food Safety and Nutrition Agency through the Coordinated System for Rapid Information Exchange a food alert notification regarding the presence of salmonella in a batch of pasteurized liquid whole egg from the Ovopack brand, with distribution in Andalusia, Catalonia and Extremadura.

After carrying out official analyzes on packaging from a specific batch, the agency has reported that the product involved is pasteurized liquid whole egg from the Ovopack brandarranged in brick and the lot in question is identified as L1114, with an expiration date of October 28 of this month.

According to the information currently available, the initial distribution has been to the autonomous communities of Andalusia (provinces of Huelva, Seville and Cádiz), Catalonia and Extremadura, although It is not ruled out that there may be redistributions to other autonomous communities.

This information has been transferred to the Official Control Services of the affected provinces by the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation in order to verify the withdrawal of the affected products from marketing channels. People are recommended to have products affected by this alert at home, refrain from consuming them and return them to the point of purchase. If you have consumed the affected product and batch and present any symptoms compatible with salmonellosis (mainly diarrhea or vomiting accompanied by fever and headache), it is recommended to go to a health center.