This recall concerns canned goods put on sale at the “Chez Barbier” farm, in Mottier near Voiron.
Published on 02/11/2024 11:10
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The Isère prefecture announced on Friday, November 1, that it had ordered the recall of a few dozen artisanal cans of pork terrine after the report of suspected botulism in a person who had consumed it. The Regional Health Agency (ARS) received a report on Thursday.
The person who could be affected by this serious neurological condition “was taken care of medically”specifies the prefecture in a press release. She has “consumed a pork terrine produced on the farm by EARL Les Peupliers” in Mottier (Isère). Analysis by the Pasteur Institute “remains of implicated pork terrine (…) confirmed the presence of botulinum toxin and the bacteria producing the toxin”depending on the prefecture.
“Production conditions do not guarantee the sterilization of the jars”the authorities decided to withdraw and recall “a few dozen” of these preserves put on sale at the Chez Barbier farm, in Mottier, adds the prefecture. The latter calls people who have consumed it “to exercise extreme vigilance, and to consult a doctor in the event of symptoms (vision problems, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, difficulty speaking) by mentioning this alert”. She also invites those who have them not to consume them, nor open them, and to throw them away.
Botulism is a rare and serious neurological condition, fatal in 5 to 10% of cases, caused by a very powerful toxin produced by a bacteria which develops particularly in poorly preserved foods due to lack of sufficient sterilization. It causes eye problems (blurred vision), difficulty swallowing and, in advanced forms, paralysis of the muscles, particularly respiratory muscles, which can lead to death.
