Food Safety Alert: Additional chicken products recalled by supermarket over Salmonella concerns

Additional chicken food products have been recalled by a supermarket chain, due to Salmonella concerns. 

Further to an earlier FSAI Food Alert, Dunnes Stores is recalling an additional batch of its 4 Ready to Cook Southern Fried Chicken Fillets due to the presence of Salmonella.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. 

Other symptoms may include fever, headache, and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission.

The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have more severe illness.