Popular frozen veggies recalled after deaths

Several popular brands of frozen vegetables are being recalled in Woolworths, Aldi and IGA supermarkets due to fears of contamination by the deadly listeria bacteria, which killed six people in NSW and Victoria earlier this year.

Nine people across Europe have died from listeriosis after eating frozen corn. 

The products being recalled are …

Woolworths: Essentials snap frozen mixed veg 1kg: carrots, peas, corn, green beans and potatoes. National distribution, best before 19 March 2020–24 April 2020.
Woolworths: Bell Farms Steam Veggie Carrot Corn and Broccoli 3pk 450g. National distribution, all stock.
IGA: Black & Gold Corn Kernels 500g bags.
IGA: Black & Gold Mixed Vegetables 1kg: Carrots, peas, beans & corn.
ALDI: Market Fare Peas, Carrots and Super Sweet Corn 1kg. ALDI: Market Fare Corn Kernels 1kg. QLD, VIC, WA and selected NSW stores - product of Hungary only.
ALDI: Market Fare Mixed Vegetables 1kg. QLD, NSW, ACT, WA - packed in Belgium from Imported and Belgian Ingredients (only). ALDI: Market Fare Quick Steam Carrot Broccoli and Cauliflower 450g. National distribution, only products with country of origin of Belgium, United Kingdom or Hungary, all other countries not affected.

Anyone in possession of these products should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

Listeria can cause severe illness and death in susceptible people with weakened immune systems, particularly the elderly and pregnant women.

Symptoms can present anywhere between two and 30 days after exposure and include headaches, muscle aches, fever, nausea and vomiting. If the infection spreads to the nervous system it can cause a stiff neck, disorientation and convulsions.

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Where does your frozen fruit and veg come from? CHOICE

New mandatory country of origin laws came into effect on 1 July following a transition period which gave manufacturers two years to comply. To see if the new standard makes it easier to find out where your food comes from, CHOICE checked the labels on a range of frozen fruit and veg in supermarket freezers. We found that while it's now much easier to identify the Australian ingredients in products, some companies still aren't using the new system.

Full details of Country of Origin labels compared by CHOICE: 2015 Vs NOW.

Interesting RnR thanks for the link, looks like Heinz is a bit of a mixed bag, would not trust them. Seems Coles and Woolies own labels are doing the right thing and supporting Australian produce. Pity about the frozen fruit being all imported from Chile but I guess it is a labour intensive product and Australian berries are quite expensive, time to grow my own, setting up my strawberry patch soon.

And Birds Eye are pretty good, but need to go 100% Australian produce.

I'm buying fresh Aussie berries and vegies at the moment until things sort themselves out, freezing the "extras" if I have any.

1 August 2018 ... recall Black and Gold mixed vegetables due to listeria contamination fears by food authorities.

Customers in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania have been urged to discard 1 kilogram packets of Black and Gold mixed vegetables, regardless of their best before date. The product is sold in IGA, Campbells and Independent Grocers.

Source.

What country are they from?

What country are they from?

No idea - just posted recall advisory, contact B&G perhaps.

 

musicveg..according to reports it's a European strain and the culprit seems to be a company in Hungary..

Eat more meat and less veggies 

Any veggies you must consume whould be cooked well

Are you kidding me? The WHO recommends more fruit and veg and less meat, if you want to minimize your risk of cancer and heart disease. A wholefood plant based diet gives you the best protection. If you cook all your veg you miss out on micro nutrients, some raw is best, grow some leafy greens or sprouts.

Would you rather I die from listeria :(

Australian fruit and veg are much safer to eat, especially if you grow your own, if you have a good immune system supported by a healthy diet you won't die from listeria. We should not be buying imported veg when we have our own farmers to support.

I'll stick to my meat, heaps of it,  with a small side of potatoes and well cooked veggies thanks

Ahhhh, now that explains a lot!!! 

Recent studies suggest that too much red meat causes a build up of iron disrupting communication between the neurons in the brain. Too much copper, could also have a potentially damaging effect, which is also found in red meat. Result? Massive decrease in brain cells. You have my sympathy Olbid.  

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.... thought The WHO was a rock group??? lol lol lol ....oooohhh u mean the World Health Organisation?  Apologies!   :-)

i havent seen that ;black and gold; label for years,    it used to be the ;cheaper version;    of a product,   COLES used to have a blue and white label,    they were an inferior version of the vegies,   and much cheater,     i never buy mixed vegies anyway,    as they are always full of corn,   and neither of us like it,       im lucky i have the market,   so can always buy fresh,       do buy frozen peas.    and sometimes spinach,     but thats it,     i have never bought frozen fruit,    why would you,  with the lovely fruit we have here,       i did see in this weeks catalogue,  coles have frozen bananas,    i dont know how they would go,  as they go brown as soon as they are peeled


Punnet of strawberries with a hand holding a small needle.PHOTO: Consumers urged to throw out strawberries bought in last week after sewing needles were found inside. (Facebook: Joshua Gane)

The Queensland Strawberry Growers Association suspects a disgruntled ex-employee was behind the sewing needles found in a number of strawberries sold by Woolworths.

In a statement, the association said it had "reason to suspect" it was a former employee and was waiting on more information from Queensland police.

Police and Queensland Health have warned consumers to dispose or return punnets of two brands of strawberries — Berry Licious and Berry Obsession — which were sold in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said the contaminated brands came from a farm in south-east Queensland, and were sold to Woolworths, but could also have been distributed to other stores.

"If they do have any strawberries it would be safest to dispose of them," Dr Young said.

What a sick person to do this, think how much it could harm people. I don't buy berries from supermarkets.I only buy organic strawberries due to the high pesticide use on strawberries. Maybe the ex-worker was sick from breathing in too many chemicals.

What a sick person to do this, think how much it could harm people.

Have to agree Musicveg ... apart from the dangers to people buying the product it seems it is doing extreme damage to growers who were already under the pump from wholesalers and supermarkets demanding certain sizes e.g. large.

So much valuable produce having to be trashed. Shameful/wasteful IMO on so many grounds.

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