The official Government website for consumer recalls has published an advisory regarding potentially contaminated sauerkraut.
Return to store. On November 7, the site of the Government of product recalls has launched a procedure relating to a preparation of sauerkraut. Sold by the Fresh, U and Leclerc stores in Raon-l’Étape in the Vosges, and Hyper U in Colmar in Alsace, this sauerkraut from the Produits de Cigogne brand has been sold from October 31 to November 2.
Products with the item code 3527480057722 of lots M443 and M0443 and whose consumption date is established on November 26 are affected by this recall procedure. Vacuum-packed sauerkraut bags for two people should not be eaten. The customers concerned are asked to bring them back to the point of sale to obtain a refund or to destroy the product. At issue behind this recall, the suspicion of Listeria monocytogenes.
Symptoms and risks of listeriosis
Listeriosis is the disease caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, suspected to be present on the recalled sauerkraut sous vide. “People who have consumed the ‘products’ mentioned above and who have fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, and body aches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption”, specifies the reminder sheet. It’s about a illness that can be serious and whose incubation period is from a few days to several weeks, on average from ten to twenty-eight days, it is therefore necessary to remain attentive to potential symptoms. “Pregnant women as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly” are particularly at riskrecalls the Government website.