Originally the outbreak was said to affect only the pre-packaged lettuce sold at supermarkets, but Lite n’ Easy customers have been warned the lettuce recall will affect some lunches in its menu this week.
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Coles has said their affected products were those with a use-by date up to and including February 11, and Tripod Farmers have said the recall was for products with a use-by date up to and including February 14.
Anyone who has purchased one of these products should either return them to where they bought them or discard them, says Dr Finn Romanes, senior medical advisor for the Department of Health and Human Services.
The department said there had been 28 salmonella cases so far this year, and the lettuce was the common source, reports the ABC.
Local southern Australian supplier Tripod Farmers had grown the greens, which retailers suspect may have been contaminated by fertiliser-tainted water, affecting the lettuce which was distributed in Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and South Australia, EFE news reported.
Tripod Farmers is issuing a national voluntary product recall for the lettuce and there will be ongoing testing and monitoring of all products from the company.
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“We do expect to see more cases”, he said.
“If they can’t guarantee that, then they should make sure consumers know to wash the products”.
Dr Romanes said if people were unwell and concerned they should see their doctor and get a simple test for salmonella.
It supplies pre‐packaged leafy vegetable products to supermarkets and wholesale.
Woolworths stores in ACT, Vic and NSW and trade outlets in NSW, Queensland, Vic, SA, NT and ACT were also involved.
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