Food Safety Recall: Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach
Food Safety Recall: Chilled Dried Common Roach
Chilled Dried Common Roach
Monolith UK is recalling its Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach because there are not enough manufacturing controls in place to prevent the growth and toxin production of Clostridium Botulinum. These bacteria can cause botulism, a serious form of food poisoning, which can be fatal.
Botulism
The Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach (Rutilus rutilus) product has been linked to cases of botulism in Germany. Therefore, it could be dangerous to eat this dried fish product.
They come in pack sizes of 200g, have date codes of 110010 and best before dates of 19 and 26 December 2016.
Botulism
Botulism, the illness caused by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum, is a rare, but often fatal condition. According to the World Health Organisation, Clostridium Botulinum toxins are one of the most lethal substances known, blocking nerve functions which can lead to respiratory failure and muscular paralysis.
Clostridium Botulinum is a bacterium that, forms into spores when temperatures become extreme. This allows them to survive high temperatures that would normally kill off non-spore forming bacteria that are a threat to humans. In the absence of oxygen they germinate, grow and then excrete toxins. Those toxins are then ingested via contaminated food, which affects the body's nervous system, causing paralysis, respiratory failure and often death.
The Product Recall
Product | Pack Size | Best Before | Batch Code | Pathogen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach | 200g | 19 and 26 December 2016 | 110010 | Clostridium Botulinum |
