Recall of Additional Batches of SFC Chicken Poppets Due to Presence of Salmonella

Thursday, 4 March 2021

Message:

Further to the FSAI’s food alert 2021.20, SFC is recalling the above additional batches of its Chicken Poppets due to the detection of Salmonella. Batches with a best before date of 28.02.2022 were recalled previously. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Tesco stores.

Nature Of Danger:

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours.  The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.  Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps.  The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.