Iceland's Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts in Blankets were the latest product to get an urgent recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland over salmonella concerns.
The supermarket chain, which has eight shops in Dublin, has become the latest chain to pull a chicken product from sale, with a food safety alert issued today. The FSAI has confirmed a batch of the frozen product is being recalled due to the presence of salmonella.
A spokesperson said: “Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point of sale. Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch. If the chicken has already been consumed, cooking should remove the risk.
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"Raw chicken should always be handled hygienically when defrosting and preparing it, and also cooked thoroughly before eating it.” The affected batch is 410g, with an approval number PL 22040305 and best before date of 15/08/2023.
According to the FSAI: “People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.
"Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.”
This comes after dozens of other chicken products sold in Irish supermarkets including Aldi, Dunnes Stores, Lidl and Tesco have also been recalled amid salmonella fears.
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