Irish consumers have been warned by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) over a popular meat product that was found to contain Salmonella.
On Thursday, the FSAI issued a notice that a batch of Dunnes Stores Smoky BBQ Pork Loin Chops is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella.
Although the batch was sold as fresh and is past its expiry date, the label states it is suitable for home freezing, meaning the product could still be in your kitchen.
Notices will be displayed at point-of-sale if you are unsure if the product in your freezer is potentially one of the recalled products.
Further information regarding the batch number can be found below.
Issuing advice on what to do if you find one of the recalled batches, the FSAI said that customers should not eat the meat, however, if they have consumed the products then cooking should have removed the risk.
A FSAI spokesperson said: "Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch, should they have them in their freezer. If the pork has already been consumed, cooking should remove the risk.
"Raw meat should always be handled hygienically when defrosting and preparing it, and also cooked thoroughly before eating it."
Salmonella poisoning can be dangerous. According to the FSAI, people infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between six 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 four to seven 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.
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