PHILIPSBURG–A number of frozen vegetable brands from Hungarian production company Greenyard have been recalled.
Greenyard issued the recall of various frozen vegetables branded under different retailer names as the products were found to be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalled are frozen Mexican mix vegetables of 1 Kg from the brand “Leader Price”; frozen Caribbean and Mexican mixed vegetables of 1 Kg from the brand “D’Aucy”; “Chili con carne” meatballs with chicken fried rice with frozen mushroom of 900 grams from the brand “Carrefour” and frozen sweet corn of 1 Kg or 10 Kg from the brand “Pinguin.”
Listeriosis is an infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Persons usually become ill after eating contaminated food. “Most people won’t have any symptoms of the infection or will only experience mild symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea, which usually pass within a few days without the need for treatment,” Inspector General of the Ministry of Public Health Social Development and Labour VSA Dr. Earl Best said in a press release on Wednesday. “More serious infection can develop in those with weakened immune systems or in vulnerable groups including babies, the elderly or pregnant women.”
Best said the Inspectorate “is doing the necessary checks and has not received any complaints related to the recall yet.”
The Inspectorate urges consumers not to consume any of recalled products.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/78766-frozen-vegetable-brands-from-hungary-recalled
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