Aytac Halal Foods Ltd has recalled some of its own-brand pre-packed sliced turkey salami, because the product is contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
Product details
The product recalled is:
* Aytac Sliced Turkey Salami
* Pack size: 200g
* Use by: 12 January 2009
* Lot no: 330156
No other Aytac Sliced Turkey Salami products are known to be affected.
Aytac Halal Foods Ltd has removed the affected products from their stores and contacted all of its retail customers. Product recall notices will appear in stores explaining why the product has been recalled and what customers can do if they have bought the product.
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