Monday August 11, 2008
Ireland:
Food Poisoning Outbreak
Source of Article: http://www.vhi.ie/news/n110808a.jsp
Meat
products processed at a plant in Co. Kildare are being withdrawn following an
outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning in
An
ongoing investigation into the outbreak by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
(FSAI) has found evidence of a possible link with products processed at Dawn
Farm Foods Ltd, in Naas,
Information
gathered by the FSAI suggests that potentially contaminated beef product was
supplied to the Subway chain of food outlets. The FSAI has
received assurance from Subway that this product has been removed from sale.
In
light of this, as a precautionary measure in the interests of public health all
products processed on the same production line as this beef product at Dawn
Farm Foods (plant number 734) are being withdrawn. A list of these products is
available and will be updated on the FSAI’s website www.fsai.ie.
Dawn
Farm Foods has confirmed to the FSAI that it is withdrawing selected batches of
cooked beef, cooked chicken and cooked bacon products from the made-to-order
sandwich trade. The FSAI is urging food outlets providing made-to-order sandwiches
to comply swiftly and completely with the withdrawal.
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