Bacon and cabbage dinners recalled from shops and supermarkets due to harmful bacteria
The ready-made dinners, which are produced by Ballymaguire Foods, were found to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
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The pathogenic bacteria, according to the FSAI, can cause diarrhoea, fever, headache and myalgia (muscle pain).
In cases where the affected person is already at risk, such as pregnant women, cancer patients, AIDS patients, the elderly and the very young, the disease cause by the bacteria can be more severe, and even fatal.
Today's recall order covers all package sizes, all bar codes and all use-by dates.
The products covered by the recall are:
Centra Bacon & Cabbage Dinner
From The Farm Bacon & Cabbage Dinner
Good Food Bacon & Cabbage Dinner
Supervalu Bacon & Cabbage Dinner
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