All 'Samsono' meat products recalled
Monday 3 November 2008
JSC 'Samsonas', from Kaunas in Lithuania, has now recalled all of their meat products labelled with 'Samsono' brand from the UK market on a precautionary basis, due to possible contamination with high levels of Listeria monocytogenes. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Action that updates the previous alerts of 22 and 29 October.
Recalled products
- All meat products produced by JSC 'Samsonas'
(List of examples of potentially affected products is provided with the product recall notice below)
All date codes
All sizes
EC Approval Number: LT 84-07 EB
JSC 'Samsonas' has undertaken a product recall of all date codes of all meat products produced by JSC 'Samsonas' and has issued product recall notices to all importers supplied. These notices alert customers to the recall and advise them of what actions to take if they have bought the affected product. The Agency is also contacting media in the UK that serves the Lithuanian community to alert them of this updated information. The Agency has not received a full list of products from JSC 'Samonas' so a list of products that could be affected is included with the product recall notice attached below.
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