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Urgent food recall issued over dangerous listeria bacteria fears
Shoppers across Ireland are being urged to check their fridges following an urgent product recall for popular roast chicken meals. Health officials warn that the contaminated food items pose severe health risks, particularly to vulnerable individuals.
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An urgent safety alert has been issued across the country regarding specific batches of prepared roast chicken and gravy dinners due to the alarming potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated meals, produced by Kilbride Classic Cuisine, feature varying front-of-pack branding depending on the individual store of purchase, meaning shoppers must carefully inspect the reverse side. Consumers are strongly advised to examine the back-of-pack label to verify the producer details and ensure they do not consume the affected food items.
Infection with this bacteria can trigger severe health complications, beginning with mild flu-like indicators, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea, before potentially escalating into dangerous conditions for vulnerable groups. Pregnant women, infants, older adults, and anyone with a compromised immune system face the highest risk of severe illness, with symptoms sometimes taking up to ten weeks to finally manifest. The lengthy incubation period heightens anxiety for anyone who may have unknowingly ingested the product over recent weeks.
Retailers and wholesalers have been instructed to immediately halt the sale of these meals and display prominent point-of-sale warning notices. Anyone who purchased the affected dinners should avoid eating them and return the items to the place of purchase. Further guidance and updates are available on the official Food Safety Authority of Ireland website.
Infection with this bacteria can trigger severe health complications, beginning with mild flu-like indicators, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea, before potentially escalating into dangerous conditions for vulnerable groups. Pregnant women, infants, older adults, and anyone with a compromised immune system face the highest risk of severe illness, with symptoms sometimes taking up to ten weeks to finally manifest. The lengthy incubation period heightens anxiety for anyone who may have unknowingly ingested the product over recent weeks.
Retailers and wholesalers have been instructed to immediately halt the sale of these meals and display prominent point-of-sale warning notices. Anyone who purchased the affected dinners should avoid eating them and return the items to the place of purchase. Further guidance and updates are available on the official Food Safety Authority of Ireland website.