New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Safari Meats and SA Shop Limited in recalling all batches of 13 dried and cured meat products due to a lack of required food safety controls.
"The concern with these products is that the Christchurch-based company has produced them without the required food safety controls in place," says New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.
All batches and dates of the following products are affected by this recall:
- Babbellas Mix
- Bacon Biltong
- Biltong
- Blades
- Cabanossi
- Chillibites
- Dollars
- Droëwors
- Droëwors Gluten Free
- Spicy Biltong
- Sweetsticks
- Venison Biltong
- Venison Droëwors
"These products should not be eaten. You can return them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw them out," says My Arbuckle.
The affected products are sold at the Safari Meats and SA Shop in Christchurch, through their online store, and at the following retailers:
- Safari Meats and SA Shop, 96B Carmen Road, Christchurch
- Biltong Plus, 273 Rodney Street, Wellsford
- Bin Inn Rolleston, 11 Tennyson Street, Rolleston
- Blenheim Mart, 33 Scott Street, Blenheim Central, Blenheim
- Gillies Automotive, 4 Ouse Street, Oamaru
- Ma Fullers SA Pantry, 174 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
- Morgans Road Food Market, 55 Morgans Road, Glenwood Timaru
- Produce Pals Fruit "n" Veges , 97 Archibald Street, Tinwald, Ashburton
- Rangiora Produce Market Ltd, 73 Ivory Street, Rangiora
- Safari Treats Nelson, 167 Hardy Street, Nelson
- The Saucy Saffa, 182 Gordon Road, Mosgiel
Affected products are not available in supermarkets.
Visit our recall page for more information on the affected products.
Safari Meats brand Various Ready-to-eat Cured Meat Products
Traditionally dried and cured products must be carefully controlled as the process of making them does not involve a high-temperature cooking step that kills bacteria like Salmonella and E.coli.
There have been reports of illness relating to these products, and we are investigating.
If you have consumed any of these products and are concerned for your health, contact your health professional, or call Healthline on 0800 61 11 16 for free advice.
The products have been removed from store shelves and have not been exported.
“As is our usual practice, New Zealand Food Safety will work with Safari Meats to ensure appropriate food safety controls are put in place,” Mr Arbuckle said.
The vast majority of food sold in New Zealand is safe, but sometimes problems can occur. Help keep yourself and your family safe by subscribing to our recall alerts. Information on how to subscribe is on the New Zealand Food Safety food recall page.
For more information, contact New Zealand Food Safety’s media team on NZFoodSafety_media@mpi.govt.nz.
For general enquiries, call MPI on 0800 00 83 33 or email info@mpi.govt.nz
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