Urgent Recall For Bagged Lettuce Due To Salmonella Outbreak

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a warning to consumers of bagged lettuce product amid confirmed links to a number of salmonella out breaks.

The Lettuces are grown and distribute by Tripod Farmers. Tripod Farmers is issuing a national voluntary product recall for the lettuce and there will be ongoing testing and monitoring of all products from the company.

The contaminated lettuce is sold through both Coles and Woolworths supermarkets labelled as “Coles 4 Leaf Mix”, “Woolworths salad mix”, “SupaSalad, “Supamix” and “Wash N Toss salad mix”.

All these products have best before dates leading up to and including February 14.

DHHS medical adviser Finn Romanes recommends people with these products should either return them to the place of purchase or bin them.

Urgent Recall For Bagged Lettuce Due To Salmonella Outbreak

Dr Romanes said the discovery had been made because of a higher-than-usual number of cases of the salmonella anatum strain.

“Normally we only see a handful of cases of this strain each year, but so far this year there have been 28 adult cases of salmonella anatum “” mostly adults “” notified to the Department,” Dr Romanes said.

“As a result of following up the food histories of a number of people we have discovered a common source “” the Tripod Farmers lettuce.

“Tests of three products from two batches have also tested positive for salmonella anatum bacterium.”

DHHS confirmed that the Tripod premises had been inspected and a “full and thorough clean-up” had been executed.

DHHS said the infection was a form of gastroenteritis and could affect anyone, with symptoms occurring between 6 to 72 hours after the bacteria is ingested, including diarrhoea, fever, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and dehydration.

UPDATE 5/2/16:

These are the products which have been recalled across the country as per Food Standards Australia:

• Woolworths Baby Spinach 100g 14/02/2016
• Woolworths Baby Rocket 100g 14/02/2016
• Woolworths Gourmet Mix 100g 14/02/2016
• Woolworths Fresh Cut Loose Baby Spinach 1kg 14/02/2016
• Woolworths Fresh Cut Salad Loose Mesculin 1kg 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Watercress 100g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Sorrel  50g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Baby Cos  100g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Baby Spinach  100g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Salad Mix  100g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Wild Rocket 100g 14/02/2016
• Wash N Toss Kale  100g 14/02/2016
• Coles Australian Baby Spinach 60g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian Baby Rocket 60g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian Baby Rocket 120g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian Spinach & Rocket  120g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian Baby Spinach 120g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian 4 Leaf Salad 120g 11/02/2016
• Coles Australian 4 Leaf Salad 200g 11/02/2016
• Supa Salad Supa salad 180g 14/02/2016
• Supa Salad Green Coral  180g
• Supa Salad Supamix 1kg
• Supa Salad Spinach 1kg
• Supa Salad Rocket 1kg
• Supa Salad Baby Cos 1kg
• Supa Salad ALH 1kg
• Supa Salad Spinach 180g
• Clear Film Blend
• Clear Film Spinach
• Clear Film Baby Cos

Package description and size

Pillow bag, ranging in sizes from 50g 1kg

and 1kg punnets

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