A number of supermarkets across Ireland have been forced to remove products from their shelves over the past week after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued several recall notices over safety concerns.
Chicken fillets and yoghurt sold in Irish stores such as Dunnes and Tesco were all among products pulled from aisles.
Irish households have now been urged to check their cupboards, fridges and freezers for the implicated batches.
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Point of sale notices will be posted in any supermarkets that stocked the food items, and a refund will be given for returning the affected batches.
Here is a look at the items to watch out for this week.
Additional Batch of Dunnes Stores 4 Ready to Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets
Dunnes Stores is recalling an additional batch of its 4 Ready to Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets due to the presence of Salmonella.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.
People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.
Other symptoms may include fever, headache, and abdominal cramps, and the illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days.
Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission.
The elderly, infants and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have more severe illness.
Implicated batches will have the best before date: 08 Mar 2024
Glenhaven 4 Breaded Chicken Fillets
A batch of Glenhaven 4 Breaded Chicken Fillets is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch.
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batch was sold.
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.
The implicated batches are: 22158B; Best before: Dec 2023
Glenilen Farm Kids Banana Live Yoghurt
Some Glenilen Farm Kids Banana Live Yoghurt is being recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
The infection can be more severe in rare cases, causing serious complications.
Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly.
The incubation period is, on average, three weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.
Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers have been requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point of sale.
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch, which has the use by date 10/10/2022.
Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
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