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Listeria alert in shrimp and dumplings. Here are the affected products

In consultation with the AFSCA, Signature Foods Belgium SA has decided to withdraw the product “Garlic shrimps” from So Apéro with a consumption deadline (DLC = to consume until) of 02/14/2020 due the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The company Signature Foods Belgium S.A. asks customers not to consume this product and kindly bring it back to the point of sale, where it will be reimbursed.

Product Description

Product name: “Garlic shrimp”
Brand: So Apéro
Date of final consumption (DLC) (“consume until”): 02/14/2020
Lot number (s): DLC 02/14/2020
Sales period: from 31/01/2020 to 14/02/2020
Type of packaging: plastic jar
Weight: 90g

The products have been distributed via the Intermarché, Alvo and Spar-Lambrechts stores.

Possible symptoms

The possible symptoms of poisoning caused by Listeria monocytogenes are: listeriosis, fever and headache and this within 8 weeks after consumption of the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and immunocompromised people.
If you have used it and if you have signs of the symptoms described above, consult your doctor and report this consumption.

Another reminder, that of the dumpling salad with black pepper from the brand Boni Selection
Microbiological checks at the supplier revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the black pepper balls salad of the brand Boni Selection. This is the Boni Selection black pepper dumpling salad whose expiration dates (DLC) are 18/2/2020 and 25/2/2020.

Colruyt asks its customers not to consume the black pepper dumpling salad from the Boni Selection brand and to return it to the store, where it will be reimbursed. In the meantime, all the stores concerned have removed the product from the shelves. The product is on sale in the freshness area of ​​Colruyt stores in Belgium and in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Product Description

Commercial name: Boni Selection brand black pepper dumpling salad
Weight: ± 160 g
Expiration date: 18/2/2020 and 25/2/2020
Article number: 27018
Barcode: 5400141310559

Possible symptoms

Listeria monocytogenes infection can be dangerous for young children, pregnant women (risk of miscarriage), immunocompromised people and the elderly. Possible symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection include nausea and vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea or constipation, headache and persistent fever (feeling flu). These symptoms usually start 2 to 30 days after taking listeria monocytogenes.
People who have consumed the dumpling salad and who present these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, reporting this consumption.


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