Denmark – E. coli STEC in Sucuk cured sausage

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Lidl Denmark is recalling Yayla sucuk whole cured sausage, as E.coli (STEC) has been found in the product. If you have the product, you should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Picture of sucuk sausage

Which food is recalled

Yayla Sucuk

Net weight: 250 g

Best before date: 04/05/2024

Lot number: 10878934 

Where is the product sold

The product is sold in Lidl stores in Jutland and Funen

Why is the product being recalled?

E.coli (STEC) has been detected in the product. The symptoms of infection with E.coli (STEC) are often acute stomach infection with diarrhoea, severe abdominal pain and vomiting. You usually get no or only a mild fever. The disease mostly goes away within 5-10 days. In some cases, the infection can worsen with acute kidney failure, called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

Read more about E. coli in food here

Read more about STEC in food

Read more about infection with E. coli

What should you do as a consumer?

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it. 

If you experience symptoms in connection with consuming the product, you should contact your own doctor.

Who recalls the product

Lidl Denmark K/S, Carl Blochs Gade 89, 8000 Aarhus

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