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Extended recall due to salmonella in organic eggs

Currently, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety warns of a possible danger from salmonella in organic eggs. In eggs of the laying farm "Farm Organic Eggs Farm Papenburg GbR" were found in the context of self-examination Salmonella. The eggs were distributed under different names in several supermarket chains. Including Aldi-South, Penny, Lidl, Kaufland, Netto, Real and probably also Norma.

As reported by the Federal Office for Consumer Protection on its portal "lebensmittelwarnung.de", there is currently a health risk of organic eggs from the livestock farm "Farm Bio-Eierhof Papenburg GbR", which were distributed in different markets under different names. The affected eggs can be recognized, inter alia, on the printed print code 0-DE-0359721. The individual products are listed in detail below.

Eifrisch-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG recalls organic eggs with the print code 0-DE-0359721 for suspected salmonella. The affected eggs were sold to Aldi-Süd, Lidl, Netto, Penny, Kaufland, Real and probably also Norma. (Image: alexandco / fotolia.com)

Which eggs are affected by Lidl??

At Lidl, the eggs were distributed by Eifrisch-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG under the name "Bio-Eier 10er Packung" in sizes M, L and XL. Affected are eggs with the best before dates 09. August 2018, 15. August 2018 and 20. August 2018. The products were offered in the federal states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Lidl has already taken the affected eggs out of the sale. Customers can return the recalled eggs in the Lidl stores and get the purchase price refunded.

These eggs are recalled at Aldi-South

At Aldi-Süd, the organic eggs are being sold under the name "10 eggs from organic production". They were sold in Bavaria, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. Here, too, the products can be recognized by the print number 0-DE-0359721. The eggs are recalled with the best before dates 09. August 2018, 10. August 2018, 15. August 2018, 16. August 2018 and 24. August 2018. In parts of Bavaria the eggs were distributed by the "Landkost-Ei GmbH". Even at Aldi, the eggs can be returned in the respective markets. Customers get the purchase price refunded.

Egg recall at net

The company "Eifrisch Marketing GmbH & Co. KG" now extends the recall to Netto. The organic eggs were sold here under the brand name "BioBio". Affected is the pack of tens of the weight class XL with the best before date 23 to 26 August 2018. As reported by Netto, the product was distributed only in parts of Bavaria.

What are the eggs at Kaufland??

At Kaufland organic eggs are sold with salmonella danger under the product name "Eifrisch organic eggs S-XL, HKL A, 10er". The said food was sold in the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Here, too, the eggs can be identified by means of the imprinted print code 0-DE-0359721 and the EAN number 4004953003275. Eggs with the best before date will be recalled August 16, 2018.

Which eggs are affected by Penny??

As Penny informs, the eggs affected by the recall were sold in the states of Bavaria, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen. Affected are the eggs of the company "Eifrisch Marketing GmbH & Co. KG" of the supplier "Organic Eierhof Papenburg GbR" with the print number 0-DE-0359721 and all best before dates until August 24, 2018. The product is under the same name as marketed at Kaufland. Penny strongly advises against the consumption.

Real and Norma do not currently inform about the recall

As reported by "lebensmittelwarnung.de", possibly eggs contaminated with salmonella were also sold at Real and Norma. Unfortunately, neither Real nor Norma inform their customers about this health risk (as of 10 August 2018). The consumer protection portal indicates that Real is the product "Fresh German organic eggs" of the "real bio" brand with all best before dates until 24 August 2018. Norma also seems to be affected by the recall, but so far no information has been published as to which eggs it is.

What health dangers threaten Salmonella?

According to the Federal Center for Health Education, Salmonella are bacteria that can cause a food infection with severe diarrhea. In addition, headache, abdominal pain, general malaise, nausea and vomiting, as well as mild fever are other common symptoms. Most of the time the symptoms resolve themselves after several days. In rare cases, however, it can also lead to serious disease with high fever and septicemia. In case of severe symptoms, a doctor should be consulted, indicating that possibly contaminated eggs have been eaten. (Vb)