Listeria warning issued as popular supermarket brands of coriander withdrawn from market
The coriander all come from O'Hanlon's Herbs in Glenealy, Co Wicklow, which supplies many of the major supermarkets in Ireland.
The
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
(FSAI) issued the warning following tests for the bacteria.
The products in question are Aldi's Egan's potted coriander, Tesco growing herb coriander, Lidl and Dunnes Stores's O'Hanlon Herbs potted coriander, Marks & Spencer Irish coriander and SuperValu Irish coriander.
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Listeria is caused by a bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, and can result in mild flu-like symptoms or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The incubation period before symptoms begin can be between three and 90 days.
Two weeks ago there was a 'voluntary precautionary recall' of 141 lines of ready-made meals produced by
Ballymaguire Foods
in connection with an outbreak of the rare infection.
The affected meals included chicken curries, lasagnes, bolognaises, pasta bakes, cottage pies and chow meins. Affected side dishes include ready-made mashed potatoes, carrots and peas, green cabbage and pilau rice.
On July 27th, the FSAI recalled eight spinach products from McCormack Family Farms because the listeria bacteria was detected.
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