The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked pork hands from the “El Mercado de ALDI” brand and in pre-cooked pork feet from the “BONPREU” brand from Catalonia is reported.
The data of the products involved are:
- Product name: Cooked pork knuckles
- Brand: El mercado de ALDI
- Product appearance: vacuum packed
- Batch number: 249
- Expiry date: 14/11/2024
- Unit weight: 700g
- Temperature: Frozen
- Product name: Precooked pork feet
- Brand: BONPREU
- Product appearance: vacuum packed
- Batch number: 136
- EAN code: 8422410416967
- Expiry date or best before date: 1/11/2024
- Unit weight: 700g
- Temperature: Frozen
The company itself has detected this incident as part of its self-controls and has communicated it to its customers and the competent authorities, in compliance with the legislation and in order not to make unsafe food available to the population.
According to the information available, the initial distribution of the pre-cooked pork feet of the “BONPREU” brand was in the autonomous communities of Catalonia and Aragon, and of the lightly pre-cooked hands of the “El Mercado de ALDI” brand in Catalonia, although it cannot be ruled out that there may be redistributions to other autonomous communities.
The Public Health Agency of Catalonia has communicated this information to the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency through the European Food Alert Network .
The market withdrawal of the affected product from the marketing channels is being monitored by the competent authorities.
If you have consumed any of the products from the affected batch and present symptoms compatible with listeriosis (vomiting, diarrhea or fever) it is recommended to go to a health center.
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