Consumer Ministry Warning of meat dumplings

Lower Saxony Consumer Ministry: Warning about meat dumplings!

The Lower Saxony Consumer Ministry is currently warning against the ingestion of bacteria-contaminated meatballs. The meat dumplings are sold in Germany in Jawoll stores. In Bavaria, an increased amount of Listeria bacteria was detected in samples from the meatballs. In addition, the manufacturer warns "butcher Otten" before eating the meatballs from pork. The meatballs are offered in 500 gr plastic bags (shelf life at -18 ° C until 24.05.2010 / batch L: 24.05.10 / 102).

The bacteria Listeria can cause in humans an infectious disease called listeriosis. Listeria is found mainly in unheated animal foods (eg raw milk and raw milk cheese). Listeria can cause the disease listeriosis, which can be very dangerous especially for people with a weakened immune system, for pregnant women and small children. According to information from the Robert Koch Institute, the disease is fatal in around 30 percent of patients. Above all, patients with a weakened immune system die from a listeriosis disorder. Many people with a sufficient and strong immune defense feel after a incubation period of up to 70 days only mild flu symptoms. But it is precisely this long incubation that makes the disease so dangerous because it is often recognized too late. The safest way to prevent food-borne infections in humans is to heat the food properly. Recently, the Listeria infestation of cheese in supermarkets caused a stir. (05.03.2010)