Urgent Recall Issued for Coles and IGA Prepared Meals Due to Fears of Listeria Contamination
- Coles and IGA ready meals have been recalled due to contamination.
- Listeria monocytogene can cause illness in pregnant women and the elderly
- Customers are advised not to eat them and return the product for a refund.
- An Eagle Bay Brewing Company beer has also been pulled from shelves.
A variety of prepared meals available at Coles and IGA have been pulled from shelves due to a foodborne illness scare.
Six Raw Nation Wholefoods items were recalled nationwide due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The products affected by the scare are the CRUDO range, which includes the Chicken Caesar, Vietnamese Bowl and Jamaican Jerk varieties.
The products affected by the scare are the CRUDO range, which includes the Chicken Caesar varieties (in the photo), Vietnamese Bowl and Jamaican Jerk.
Foodborne scare affects six of RAW’s prepared meals (pictured)
If customers have these items, they must return them for a refund (Jamaican Jerk variety pictured)
The World Health Organization estimates that around 23,000 people develop listeriosis each year worldwide; of these, about 5,000 cases are fatal (stock photo of food bacteria)
If customers have these items, they must return them for a refund.
Expiration dates for items, which can also be purchased at some independent grocery stores, are August 31, 2022 and September 1, 2, and 3, 2022.
Listeria bacteria can cause illness in unborn children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.
The bacteria that causes listeriosis comes from processed meats and dairy products.
Symptoms of the disease include fever, nausea, and headache, and can be treated with antibiotics.
The World Health Organization estimates that around 23,000 people develop listeriosis each year worldwide; of these, about 5,000 cases are fatal.
If anyone has consumed the meals they should seek medical attention.
The food safety scare comes after beer cans were recalled from Woolworths and Coles over the weekend.
Eagle Bay Brewing Company has recalled its 375ml XPA cans with a best before date of April 19 of next year.
The cause is a secondary fermentation that could harm consumers.
“Food products that contain excess alcohol and carbonation can cause illness or injury if consumed,” Food Standards Australia said.
Listeria bacteria can cause illness in unborn children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems (shown here is a 3D image of Listeria bacteria in meat)
The expiration dates on them are August 31, 2022 and September 1, 2 and 3, 2022 (one of the affected items is pictured)
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