Czech authorities recall 11 tons of Brazilian chicken due to Salmonella
The Czech State Veterinary Administration (SVS) has issued an order for the recall of more than 11 tons of Brazilian chicken from the market due to contamination with salmonella. The affected products consist of frozen chicken breasts and chicken breast schnitzels, each packaged in two-kilogram quantities. These particular batches were primarily intended for use in catering establishments and were distributed through the Makro wholesale network. In total, there are concerns regarding over 10 tons of compromised meat.
In previous inspections conducted in September, the State Agricultural and Food Inspection (SZPI) identified salmonella contamination in chicken meat sourced from Olomouc's Penny Market. This meat originated from Ukraine and had been processed in Slovakia. From the same producer, WE Trade, SZPI also detected salmonella in chicken meat supplied to Tesco. In a separate incident in July, SZPI issued warnings about two batches of chicken without giblets from Ukraine, which were found in JIP stores in České Budějovice and Harrachov. These samples also tested positive for salmonella.
