ALERT: Meat product recalled due to presence of serious illness-causing toxin

A meat product is being recalled due to the presence of a serious illness-causing toxin. 

According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), a batch of Anitca Macelleria Falorni il Salame Con Cinghiale wild boar salami (pack size 350g, best before 13/02/2023) has been removed from shelves due to the presence of Shiga toxin producing E.coli (or STEC). 

STEC, also known as Verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), may cause severe bloody diarrhoea and abdominal cramps, although sometimes the infection causes non-bloody diarrhoea or no symptoms. 

In some groups, particularly children under 5 years of age and the elderly, the infection can also cause a complication called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail. 

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point of sale. 

Caterers should not use and consumers are advised against eating the implicated batch.