Recall This Christmas spice may be contaminated with salmonella

Recall: Cardamom spice contaminated with salmonella

If you want to start baking your Christmas cookies at home, check the ingredients again. Because currently a certain cardamom spice is recalled because it could be contaminated with salmonella. Among other things, these bacteria can lead to diarrhea.

Salmonella in cardamom spice

Cardamom is actually one of the healthy Christmas spices. But certain packs may harm your health. As reported by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety on its portal "Lebensmittelwarnung.de", the company TSI recalls a certain cardamom spice, because it could be contaminated with salmonella.

The company TSI from Zeven (Lower Saxony) warns of a salmonella-contaminated cardamom spice that is used a lot in Christmas cookies. (Photo: fotofabrika / fotolia.com)

Often used in Christmas cookies spice

According to the information, the company TSI from Zeven, Lower Saxony, warns of a salmonella-contaminated cardamom spice, which is often used in Christmas cookies.

Affected by the recall is "Müller's cardamom ground in the shell" in bags of 10 grams.

The products with the best before dates 31.01.2021 and 31.02.2021 have the lot number / lot identification: 01.2021 A23 - 02.2021 A02 - 02.2021 A03 - 02.2021 B03 - 02.2021 C05 - 02.2021 A06 - 02.2021 B06.

Bacteria can cause gastrointestinal diseases

Salmonella can be a cause of severe stomach / intestinal disease (salmonellosis).

The disease manifests within a few days after infection with diarrhea, abdominal pain and occasionally vomiting and mild fever.

As a rule, the symptoms resolve themselves after a few days.

In the preparation of baked goods or the like is due to the high temperatures during baking normally no health concerns.

"People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms, should seek medical attention and point out a possible Salmonella infection," it says on the portal "Lebensmittelwarnung.de". (Ad)