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Severe gastrointestinal diseases threaten Lidl gives recall for whole milk
In "Milbona Durable Milk 3.5% Fat, 1 L" harmful bacteria were found. The manufacturer has now started a recall for the product, which is being sold at the food discounter Lidl. Customers should not consume the affected milk. It threatens severe gastrointestinal diseases.
Harmful bacterium found
The manufacturer "Fude + Serrahn dairy products GmbH & Co. KG" is currently recalling the product "Milbona Durable Milk 3.5% fat, 1L" with the best before dates 07.05.2017 and 08.05.2017. In the milk, which is sold at the discounter Lidl, was detected in the context of self-examination of the manufacturer Bacillus cereus. This bacterium can be a trigger for severe gastrointestinal disease. Due to the potential health risk, consumers should never consume the product concerned.
The manufacturer "Fude + Serrahn Milchprodukte GmbH & Co. KG" recalls certain batches of the product "Milbona Durable Milk 3.5% Fat, 1L". The milk is sold at the food discounter Lidl (Image: niradj / fotolia.com) Food poisoning and gastrointestinal infections
"Bacillus (B.) cereus is a spore-forming bacterium that is distributed worldwide," writes the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on its website. "The complete avoidance of contamination of food is difficult due to the worldwide occurrence of the bacterium. However, low germ count usually does not pose a problem for the consumer. "
However, eating contaminated foods can lead to food poisoning or gastrointestinal infections in humans.
The toxins (toxins), which are formed by the bacterium, are divided into two types: In the "diarrheal type" comes according to the Bavarian State Office for
Health and food safety (LGL) after consumption of the contaminated food for abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
In the "emetic type", patients usually complain of nausea and vomiting after eating.
Product was taken out of the sale
Both the discount chain and the milk producer point out on their websites that the product concerned was sold by Lidl Deutschland in the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.
According to the information, Lidl has removed the product concerned from the sale. "The product can be returned to all Lidl stores. The purchase price will of course be refunded, even without presentation of the receipt, "it says in the message.
The two companies point out that no other products are affected by the recall. (Ad)