Threat LensBiologicalE. coli STEC risk prompts salami recall

E. coli STEC risk prompts salami recall

Type of event:
Food Alert, Biohazard, Public Health

Victims

Wounded

Date

March 18, 2025

What happened

The Italian Ministry of Health has issued a recall notice for several batches of salami produced by a company based in Poggibonsi, Siena province, due to the detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) genes in these products. These products are considered to pose a health risk and should not be consumed. Consumers who have already purchased these products are advised to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.

Where it happened

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