Listeria scare in the Netherlands

Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo is recalling 135 different types of pre-packed cold meat ranging from salami to ham because of a listeria scare.

Listeria may have been found in one of three factories used by the Offerman meat company to produce chicken and pork products for Jumbo, prompting the recall.

Four Aldi products made by the same factory are also being recalled and other supermarkets may follow. Shoppers are being urged to return the products to their local stores and their money will be refunded.

Three people have died, and one woman has had a miscarriage after eating cold meat contaminated with listeria, the public health institute RIVM said on Friday. All are thought to have become ill after eating meat products from the Offerman company over the past two years, the agency said. In total, at least 20 people have become ill after eating Offerman cold cuts.

Via  DutchNews.nl