Popular potato salad product sold at Woolworths and Coles is pulled from the shelves amid fears they’ve been contaminated with a DEADLY bacteria
- Daly Potato Company Bacon and Dijon Gourmet Potato Salad has been recalled
- It was sold at Woolworths stores across NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania
- It has a use by date of January 8, 2020 and it is feared to be contaminated
- Listeriosis starts with flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches
A popular potato and bacon salad is feared to be contaminated with a deadly bacteria which could kill pregnant women and the elderly.
The Daly Potato Company Bacon and Dijon Gourmet Potato Salad is sold at Woolworths supermarkets across NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania, and Coles supermarkets in Tasmania.
A batch of the product with use-by date January 8, 2020 is feared to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and has been urgently recalled.
The Daly Potato Company Bacon and Dijon Gourmet Potato Salad has been recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Listeriosis starts with flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea, and sometimes diarrhoea.
Symptoms of infection in pregnant women may be mild and include a temperature before or during birth.
The symptoms of listeriosis are usually described as ‘flu-like’, although fever and gastrointestinal symptoms can occur in pregnant women.
Early symptoms of listeria infection include fever, headache, tiredness and aches and pains.
Woolworths (stock) is offering full refunds for customers who purchased the product
NSW Health reports of 20-30 cases of listeriosis each year and has a high death rate.
Those bugged down with the deadly bacteria face long incubation periods, usually one or two weeks or up to 90 days.
In 2018, seven people died following a listeriosis outbreak found in rockmelon.
Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice and return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.