Recall of onion sausage due to salmonella

Salmonella loaded onion sausage from the Berlin meat producer Lichtenberger is recalled

11/29/2013

Two onion fat sausages from the Berlin meat producer Lichtenberger were recalled because of impurities. According to information from the Federal Office for Consumer Protection, Salmonella was discovered in the products.

Recall of onion sausage only affects certain batches
The two affected products are the „Fresh ham and onion sausage delicately 175 g "and the „Frommann 150 g "with the batch numbers 470225 and 470226 and the expiration date 04.12.2013 The recall by the manufacturer was carried out as a precautionary measure, but other products of the company should not be affected.

Consumers can return the burdened onion fat sausages in the markets where they were previously purchased. There the reimbursement of the purchase price takes place. If you have any questions, please call 030 - 55 88 04 - 16.

Salmonella can cause severe gastrointestinal discomfort
Salmonella are bacteria that can cause a so-called salmonellosis. Those affected suffer from nausea, vomiting and severe diarrhea. As a rule, the disease is over after a few days at the latest, but the course until then is usually violent and goes hand in hand with a massive fluid loss. If complications occur, sufferers also have fever and there is a risk of dehydration. Then a treatment in the hospital is often required. (Ag)