Public Health issues warning regarding imported vegetables

Cdn_Gringo

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From today's DR1 news:

The Ministry of Health reported that it has received information from the International Network of Food Authorities that imported vegetables could contain bacteria that produces a reaction named Listeriosis.

The USA Center for Disease Control alerts of the possibility of severe illness, including sepsis, meningitis, or encephalitis with the possibility of death or life long harm. The international agency said that lots of frozen corn, carrots and broccoli of the Vima Foods brand coming from Belgium and Hungary and manufactured between 13 August 2016 and 20 June 2018, have been found to be contaminated by the Listeria bacteria.

The Dominican health agency carried out an inspection of VIMA Dominicana, SLR, which markets these products in the Dominican Republic, and ordered the withdrawal of all the affected lots since they represent a very high risk for consumers. The agency also instructs the consumers who have purchased these products to discard or return them to the shop where they were purchased.

The epidemiological section of the Ministry has been placed on alert for the study and evaluation of possible victims.


https://www.diariolibre.com/noticias...ria-EF10376002


Products sold for the past TWO years, unbelievable and completely inexcusable. Just try getting a refund for those frozen veggies in your freezer...
 

dv8

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i buy frozen VIMA goods, mainly fruits (blackberries, black currants) and occasional green peas.