11 Smoked Salmon Products at Mart Test Positive for Food Poisoning Bacteria... Seoul City Orders Complete Disposal

Summer Risk of 'Listeria' Infection... Four Manufacturers Caught and Referred for Administrative Action

Listeria monocytogenes

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Listeria monocytogenes, a food poisoning bacterium, was detected in 11 smoked salmon products distributed in large supermarkets, prompting the Seoul Metropolitan Government to order the disposal of all related products.

Seoul announced on the 30th that from the 16th to the 21st of this month, it collected 40 "ready-to-eat seafood processed products," including smoked salmon, flying fish roe, and grilled fish, which consumers consume without heating or cooking, and conducted tests for food poisoning bacteria. As a result, Listeria bacteria were detected in 11 products from four smoked salmon manufacturers.

Listeria bacteria are one of the causes of food poisoning, causing fever, headache, and muscle pain. Infection during pregnancy can infect the fetus and may lead to miscarriage. Additionally, the elderly and children with weakened immune systems are easily infected, and summer is a season when infections occur more frequently.

The city disposed of all 16.18 kg of the detected products and requested administrative action from the relevant authorities against the four manufacturers who distributed these products.

A Seoul city official urged, "To prevent food poisoning during the summer, caution is needed when consuming smoked salmon raw, and especially high-risk groups should be extra careful."

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