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Aytac Halal Foods Ltd has recalled some of its own-brand pre-packed sliced turkey salami, because the product is contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
The product recalled is:
No other Aytac Sliced Turkey Salami products are known to be affected.
Aytac Halal Foods Ltd has removed the affected products from their stores and contacted all of its retail customers. Product recall notices will appear in stores explaining why the product has been recalled and what customers can do if they have bought the product.
If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Food alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, providing details of specific action to be taken. They are issued under two categories:
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