Greenyard recalls frozen vegetables Penny, Clever and True Organic

"Due to the potential presence of Listeria, it can not be excluded that there is a potential risk to health and it is therefore not recommended to consume these products, "says a press release.

were the products of the company Greenyard in Hungary.

The following products are concerned: "PENNY Fisole 1000g", "PENNY Puszta Vegetables 1000g", "PENNY Clbadic Vegetable Mix 1000g", "PENNY Pan Vegetables Mexicana 750g", "PENNY Pan Burgundy Vegetables 750g", "Peas Organic 750g "and" Smart Balkan Vegetables 1000 ". As a precaution, the entire inventory was taken from the inventory. If the products have already been purchased, they may be returned to the store without receipt.

Due to the long incubation period of listeriosis (up to 70 days) and the long shelf life of frozen products, AGES recommends carefully cooking frozen vegetables not ready to consume. even if these products are usually consumed without heating, for example in salads and smoothies. This is especially true for consumers who have the highest risk of developing listeriosis – this includes, but is not limited to: elderly, pregnant women, and adults with weakened immune systems.

47 cases of illness, nine deaths

A recall of frozen vegetables from a Hungarian factory caused a listeriosis outbreak in five EU Member States. According to AGES, 47 cases of illness have been recorded since 2015 in Denmark, Finland, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Nine people died, including one in Salzburg aged 86, according to the AGES (Agency for Health and Food Safety) Friday.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) clarifying a Listeria epidemic on a European scale: This has was caused by strain MLST ST6. In Austria in 2016, two people fell ill in Salzburg and Upper Austria. The 86-year-old man died of blood poisoning in October 2016. The AGES compared the genetic fingerprint of domestic cases with other Listeria diseases.

It was found that two mixtures of frozen vegetables (produced in Belgium) from 2016 and 2017 contained this special type of Listeria. The other surveys identified as source the frozen maize of a producer in Hungary. The same strains of L. monocytogenes were detected in frozen vegetables produced by the same Hungarian company in 2016, 2017 and 2018. This indicates that they remained in the treatment plant despite cleaning and disinfection . In Austria, no other case has been registered with strain MLST ST6 since 2016.

According to the National Food Inspection (Nebih), all frozen vegetables produced by Greenyard in Baja in Hungary between August 2016 and June 2018 will be recalled, At first, we suspected only corn, but also beans, peas, spinach and sorrel

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