Ham sold in the Auchan and Carrefour brands is contaminated with listeria. Manufacturers are carrying out a massive nationwide recall of these products.
The French are increasingly vigilant about the foods they eat. Increased vigilance since a multitude of contaminated products in supermarkets have been the subject of recall campaigns by manufacturers. At the end of November 2022, a long list of contaminated products was recalled and more recently, it was trays of hams marketed in Leclerc stores. A series of products contaminated with Listeria bacteria.
A scenario that is now repeated in the brands Auchan. Superior ham without rind, sold by 4 slices between December 5 and 13 in all stores Auchan of the whole of France is contaminated by the Listeria bacterium. Information revealed this Monday, December 19, 2022 on Twitter by account @ReminderConso, a government service. The affected product has a best-before date of December 31, 2022 and is now subject to a recall campaign by manufacturers.
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The bacterium that causes listeriosis
This product sold in stores Auchan is contaminated with Listeria, the bacteria responsible for listeriosis. Another ham, from the brand Crossroads, sold in batches of 2 slices, is also the subject of a recall campaign for the same reasons. The Ministry of Health specifies the risks caused by the ingestion of the Listeria bacterium. “After an incubation ranging from a few days to several weeks (on average 10 to 28 days depending on the clinical forms), the disease usually results in a more or less high fever, accompanied by headaches and, sometimes, digestive disorders ( nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, etc.)”.
Note that it is also possible to be an asymptomatic carrier of this bacterium. A point on which the authorities are alerting public opinion. Indeed, if Listeriosis is not a dangerous disease in general, the latter can have much more serious consequences for pregnant women in whom it can go more easily unnoticed, the symptoms being similar to those of a flu-like state. However, the consequences can be much more disastrous for the unborn child. If you have this ham reference in your possession, you should not eat it and return it to the store where you bought it. The product recall campaign will end on December 28, 2022.