Supermarket cooked hams recalled in France over listeria concern

Two cooked ham products sold in the supermarket ‘U’ chain across France have been recalled over fears of the presence of listeria. 

Government alert website RappelConso listed the items today on their website.

The products recalled are “Le jambon cuit supérieur avec couenne” and “Le jambon cuit supérieur sans couenne”. They both have an expiry date of 26/02/2023.

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JAMBON CUIT SUPERIEUR U AVEC COUENNE ET JAMBON CUIT SUPERIEUR U DECOUENNE DEGRAISSE - U

Risques : Listeria monocytogenes (agent responsable de la listériose)

Motif : Non conformité microbiologique : présence de listeriahttps://t.co/WD2g9YDrwW pic.twitter.com/tpnXNyUDKP

— RappelConso (@RappelConso) February 15, 2023

The products are pre-packaged and pre-cooked ham, containing four slices of ham each.

Two batches each of the product, with the code GTIN 2273693000000 were affected:

• 143529 and 1143833 (expiry date 26/02/2023)

• 1144718 and 1145101 (expiry date 26/02/2023)

These products can be returned to the store of purchase before the product recall ends on Monday February 27.

For more information about this product recall, there is a dedicated phone number at 09 69 36 69 36.

Eating products with listeria bacteria present can cause symptoms such as fever, headaches, and soreness.

If you have eaten a product that may contain listeria and have any of these symptoms, you should contact your GP immediately. 

Listeria bacteria can remain present for up to eight weeks after consuming the infected product.

Listeriosis - caused by listeria bacteria - is particularly dangerous for elderly and very young people, pregnant women, and immunocompromised people; it is the second-highest cause of death from food poisoning in France.

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