Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-04-2024

Könecke Sp. Z.o.o recalls Yayla Sucuk (sausage) because of contamination with E. coli

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

Check your pack

: Yayla Sucuk (sausage)

Pack size: 200g

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Batch code
10865984
Best before
14 January 2024, 26 January 2024, 23 February 2024 and 01 March 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 1 March 2024, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli has been found in a batch of the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by STEC organisms include severe diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome, (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.

Details from the notice

Könecke Sp. Z.o.o is recalling Yayla Sucuk (sausage) because Shiga toxin-producing E. coli has been found in a batch of this product.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Könecke Sp. Z.o.o is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in stores where the product was sold. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached photo of the product.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • E. coli has caused 18 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by ready meals, sandwiches and salads. All E. coli recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.