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Recall of a Batch of Dunnes Stores 4 Ready to Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets Due to the Presence of Salmonella

Friday, 23 September 2022

Alert Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2022.60
Product Identification: Dunnes Stores 4 Ready To Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets (Frozen); pack size: 500g
Batch Code Best before date: 01 Mar 2024
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Summary:
Salmonella found in chicken fillets

Message:

Dunnes Stores is recalling the above batch of its 4 Ready To Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets due to the presence of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch.

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 more severe illness.

Action Required:

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

A plastic bag of Dunnes Stores Chicken Fillets