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Customers who have consumed the product should seek immediate medical attention if they develop symptoms
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, Aesan, has issued a health alert warning after the bacterium listeria monocytogenes was detected in a popular pork sausage product which is widely distributed throughout Spain.
The contamination was discovered in ‘Cabeza de Cerdo 1’ which is produced by the Vincent Lopez brand, and is known to have been sold in Madrid, Galicia, the Basque Country, Aragón, Asturias and Castilla y León, although Aesan believes the sliced sausage may also be circulating in other autonomous communities.
The affected product has an expiration date of April 15 2022 and is manufactured by Cárnicas Tello SA of Totanes in Toledo. The contaminated batches are 22501 and 22502.
âš ï¸ Alerta por presencia de Listeria monocytogenes en cabeza de cerdo de la marca Vicente López. Ver detalles del producto implicado⬇ï¸.
— AESAN (@AESAN_gob_es) April 1, 2022
🚫 No consumir
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At the moment, the Department of Health has indicated that there is no record of any cases of listeriosis associated with this sausage, but all batches have been withdrawn from stores. Customers who have purchased the product are advised not to consume it and instead return it to the point of sale.
The consumption of products with listeria can pose a serious health risk, especially to pregnant women, cancer patients and immunosupressed people; therefore, anyone who has eaten the product and develops symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting, headache or fever should seek immediate medical attention.
According to Aesan, listeriosis is a food-borne illness that is widely spread in both agricultural environments and food processing plants due to its resistance to conditions such as acidity and low temperatures.
The main route of infections in humans is through the consumption of contaminated food.
Its ability to survive and multiply at refrigeration temperatures allows it survive on many ready-to-eat foods with a relatively long shelf life, such as smoked fish products, heat-treated meat and soft cheeses.
Image: Aesan
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