A sausage sold throughout France is removed from the shelves. The presence of salmonella would have been detected.
Bad news for charcuterie lovers. Indeed, a pure pork sausage is the subject of a product recall. As the raclette season is back, consumers are called upon to be very vigilant, at the risk of endangering their health. Thus, the 1.4 kg pure pork dry sausage, from the Rustadou brand, is removed from the shelves, details the government website, Drink reminder. Traces of salmonella were detected in dried pork meat.
Sold in all Métro stores in France, the batch concerned is 1104708, whose bar code is 3439496302522. The expiry date indicated on the labels is estimated at January 6, 2023. This dry sausage is therefore added to the list product recalls. For its part, the Metro brand offers consumers who have purchased this pure dry pork sausage from bring the product back to the point of sale and get a refund.
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Dry sausage contaminated with salmonella
Consumers are also advised not to eat this sausage which presents a real health risk. Indeed, consuming a product contaminated with salmonella can lead to gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhea, vomiting), accompanied by fever and headaches which occur between 6 and 72 hours after consumption of the contaminated products. Children, pregnant women, the elderly and immunocompromised people are particularly sensitive to these symptoms and must consult a doctor quickly after ingesting the dry sausage.
Good to know, products such as hard-boiled eggs, pastries or even poultry meat must be cooked through to the core at +65°C. This destroys these bacteria and prevents the consequences of such contamination.