Attention all salad lovers: there’s a recall on bagged salad due to the risk of bacterial contamination. The Ministry of Health has published 22 notices from the manufacturer on their website, pertaining to numerous batches of iceberg lettuce from 19 different brands. These products are commonly found in many supermarkets, and consumers are urged to “return the product to the point of purchase.” The recall was necessary due to the microbiological risk posed by the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.
The batch numbers can be found on the Ministry of Health website, under the “Food recalls by operators” section, and all batches were produced by the company Ortoromi Società Cooperativa Agricola at their Bellizzi (Salerno) facility.
The affected brands include: Foglia verde Eurospin, Alifresh, Centrale del Latte, Ciro Amodio, Colline Verdi, Il Castello, Il mio Orto di Eurofresh, Latte Francia, Selex, Mi mordi, Natura è (Penny Market), Ortofresco Pulito, Ortoromi, Polenghi, Sigma, Tornese, Torre in Pietra, Tres Bon, Vivinatura. Listeriosis, the illness caused by the listeria bacterium, typically manifests as gastroenteritis within a few hours of consuming contaminated food. In rare cases, it can lead to meningitis, encephalitis, and septicemia.
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