eating this foie gras can be dangerous for your health, it is recalled throughout France

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The end of year celebrations are not far away. Oysters, chicken, morels… Christmas is often an opportunity to eat dishes that are not in our daily culinary life. As a starter, it's difficult to ignore the foie gras.

With fig jam, coarse salt, gingerbread… There are several ways to enjoy it. Among these, the listeria supplement, the bacteria which causes listeriosis, is not one of them.

However, this is the case for the blocks of Delpeyrat foie gras sold at Leclerc in December 2024 in the Whole France.

Foie gras sold in December at Leclerc

Before you worry two weeks before the holidays, you need to make sure that the block of foie gras in your fridge corresponds to the product sheet relayed by RappelConso this Friday, December 13, 2024.

The foie gras concerned comes from the South-West and is marketed in vacuum packaging under the Delpeyrat brand. Its weight: 450g.

Here is some information to help you spot it:

• Barcode: 3067163647869
• Lot number: H3410097
• Health mark: FR 40-281-001-CE
• Use-by date: March 16, 2025

You may not have had time to buy it since the product did not stay on the shelves for very long. In fact, it was only marketed this Thursday December 12, 2024 in all Leclercs in France.

A suspicion of listeria

Why is this foie gras recalled? For suspected presence of listeria bacteria, agent responsible for listeriosison the production line.

“Listeriosis is an illness that can be serious and whose incubation period can be up to eight weeks,” recalls RappelConso.

Given the health risks, particularly for pregnant women and immunocompromised people, it is recommended to no longer consume the product.

A refund procedure was put in place. Do not hesitate to contact the following number for more information on this subject: 0800710641.

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