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Prior to the communication from PAHO / WHO on the occurrence of a listeriosis outbreak in Europe, associated with the consumption of frozen products from Hungary, the Ministry of Public Health, together with the municipality of Montevideo, they reiterated a series of recommendations to avoid contamination by this bacteria.
Recall that listeriosis is an infection caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, which has the particularity of growing even in refrigerated foods and can be removed by heating during cooking.
The symptoms of the disease are variable: chills, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain The most severe form is manifested by meningitis, sepsis and abortions in pregnant women.
While anyone can acquire this infection, some people have a higher risk of doing so, resulting in mild or more serious cases (immunodeficiencies, pregnant women and premature children).
It should be noted that contaminated products already in their outlets are frozen (sweet corn and sweet corn), mixed frozen vegetables (mixed vegetables 4 and mixed Mexican vegetables), Russian salad (Insalata Russa) , beans (cut beans) and peas (peas) corresponding to the brand Pingüin.
It is Hungarian products, manufactured between 13/08/2016 and 20/06/2018
It is necessary to cook raw food of animal origin well, to wash well raw vegetables and fruits with drinking water before consuming them, and make a correct cooking of these frozen foods that can be consumed during the previous cooking (example: frozen vegetables).
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