Safety · Thessaloniki
EFET recalls frozen chicken hamburger patties over Salmonella contamination
Lot 15626 of an 850-gram frozen chicken hamburger, made by ΜΕΑΤΚΑ Α.Ε., tested positive for Salmonella spp. at EFET's laboratory in Thessaloniki, and the authority has ordered the whole batch withdrawn.
In brief
EFET demanded the immediate recall and withdrawal of the whole of lot 15626, an 850-gram frozen product, from the market.
Analyses at EFET's Thessaloniki laboratory detected Salmonella spp. in the sampled frozen chicken hamburger.
Consumers who bought the product, which has a use-by date of 05/06/2027, are advised not to consume it.
The recall
Greece's food control authority, EFET, has announced the recall of one batch of a frozen chicken hamburger product, sold under the name 'ΜΠΙΦΤΕΚΙ ΚΟΤΟΠΟΥΛΟ HAMBURGER'. The package weighs 850 grams and carries lot number 15626. The notice gives a freezing date of 05/06/2026 and a use-by date of 05/06/2027. The producer named in the notice is ΜΕΑΤΚΑ Α.Ε.
How the contamination was found
EFET's Regional Directorate of Central Macedonia took the sample during checks under the 2026 official control programme for microbiological food safety criteria. Laboratory analyses at EFET's Food Testing and Research Laboratory in Thessaloniki found Salmonella spp. in the sample. The articles do not say when the sampling took place.
Actions and advice
EFET has required the producer to recall and withdraw the entire lot from the market, according to the notice. On-site inspections are under way. Consumers who have bought the product are advised not to eat it, to protect their health. The articles do not say how many units were distributed or whether any illnesses have been reported.
Sources and context
- Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα OnlineEmergency announcement EFET: Do not consume this chicken hamburger - Salmonella foundΈκτακτη ανακοίνωση ΕΦΕΤ: Μην καταναλώσετε αυτό το μπιφτέκι κοτόπουλο - Βρέθηκε σαλμονέλα | ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ · original in Greek
- H KαθημερινήEFET: Chicken hamburgers recalled due to SalmonellaΕΦΕΤ: Ανακαλούνται μπιφτέκια κοτόπουλου λόγω σαλμονέλας · original in Greek
- NewsITEFET recalls frozen chicken hamburger: Salmonella detectedΟ ΕΦΕΤ ανακαλεί κατεψυγμένο κοτόπουλο hamburger: Εντοπίστηκε σαλμονέλα · original in Greek
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