On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, AGES informs about a recall of the product wild garlic pesto of the brand “O Ptits Oignons”
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botulism
On September 8, 2024, the French authorities recalled an artisanal pesto with wild garlic (“pesto à l’ail des ours”, brand “O Ptits Oignons”) due to suspected botulism. Botulism is a poisoning caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum: the nerve poisons produced by this bacterium, so-called neurotoxins, are among the most powerful poisons known.
The product was sold in small doses at markets/fairs from March to September 2024 near Tours (Department 37 ‘Indre et Loir’), France:
- Plant and Spring Festival at the Château de La Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, 30 March to 1 April 2024 ;
- “Nature en fête” festival at the Château de Cangé in Saint-Avertin, April 13 and 14, 2024
- Feast of the Ail and the Basilica in Tours, July 26, 2024
- Tomato and Asparagus Festival at the Château de Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, 7 and 8 September 2024
It is possible that tourists bought this pesto and brought it back to Austria. Any products in stock must not be eaten under any circumstances and should be disposed of immediately.
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