Be careful if you have recently bought a grated smoked ham from the Tradilège brand (Reference brand). This product sold throughout France in Leclerc stores should no longer be consumed due to the risk of Listeria.
The website Drink reminder again called for consumer vigilance. After an alert concerning a batch of Fourmes fermières cheeses from Rochefort Montagne, which would be contaminated with listeria, the Government site pointed to another product that would carry this bacterium. This is a 150 gram packet of grated smoked ham, marketed by the Tradilège brand, landmark brand of the Leclerc brand, throughout France. The batches concerned are those placed on the market between February 27, 2023 and March 1, 2023, with an expiry date of 03/27/2023. You can refer to the health mark FR 63-274-006 CE to find out if you are affected by this recall.
What to do if you bought this Tradilège ham? First of all, do not consume it. If you want get a refundyou can bring it back to the store where you bought it until March 28, 2023. The Rappel Conso site also gives some recommendations in view of the bacteria potentially present in this batch of products: “People who have consumed the ‘products’ mentioned and who have fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, and body aches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.”
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Listeriosis: a real danger to health
Listeriosis is a foodborne infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, such as that potentially present in this batch of “grated smoked ham” marketed by the Tradilège brand. According to ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety), 350 to 400 cases are recorded each year in France and these are the second leading cause of food-related death In France.
Some people must therefore be particularly vigilant in the face of the symptoms of the disease since severe forms with neurological complications can indeed sometimes occur. THE the elderly over 80 years old, people with cancer or a blood disease, dialysis patients, insulin-dependent diabetics, people who have undergone an organ transplant or are being treated with chemotherapy, corticosteroid therapy or immunosuppressive treatment, people with cirrhosis or autoimmune disease and those infected with HIV must therefore be very careful. It’s the same for pregnant womenas contamination can lead to the risk of miscarriage,premature delivery or a non-viable fetus.