Contaminated steak hach茅s recalled across France
Batches of fresh steak hach茅s from supermarkets Leader Price and Casino are being recalled across much of France due to fears of E.Coli bacteria contamination.
Manufacturer Sovivo of Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes, Centre-Val-de-Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-C么te d鈥橝zur and the department of Sa么ne-et-Loire after it found evidence that its steak hach茅 products could have been contaminated with Escherichia Coli bacteria.
Leader Price and Casino in the affected regions have been requested to remove the products from their shelves as a precaution.
Anyone who has bought steak hach茅s from the supermarkets in these regions previously is also warned to check their boxes and return any affected products to their original point of sale - even if they have since been frozen.
The move concerns boxes of steak hach茅s carrying the sell-by dates (dates limites d鈥檜tilisation optimale (DLUO)) : 30/06/2018 - 05/07, 06/07, 07/07, 09/07 and 10/07/2018.
Sovivo has made a 鈥済reen鈥� helpline number available for anyone affected, with operators on hand to answer any consumer questions, on 0800 35 00 00.
If contaminated food products are eaten raw or slightly undercooked, E.Coli can cause severe health problems. Steak hach茅 may be of particular risk due to many people in France eating it while it is still slightly 鈥減ink in the middle鈥�.
E.Coli infection can cause symptoms such as severe headaches, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Between 5-8% of infections can also cause severe kidney problems, especially in children.
Anyone who believes themselves to be infected should contact a doctor immediately and let them know that they may have eaten contaminated steak hach茅.
In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture 鈥渃ooking to the heart of minced meat and any products containing minced meat, (ensuring that any pink colour in the meat has disappeared) will allow you to prevent the consequences of any contamination鈥�.
