EU alert · RASFF Risk: Not serious New Poultry meat and poultry meat products
Salmonella Infantis (in 3 out of 5 units) in chicken leg quarters.
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.9351
Summary
Chicken leg quarters from Poland have been flagged for containing the pathogenic micro-organism Salmonella Infantis, with the bacteria detected in three out of five tested units. The product was identified during an official market control in Latvia and is presumed no longer to be on the market in either Latvia or Poland.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
chicken leg quarters
- Category
- Poultry meat and poultry meat products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- Salmonella infantis - pathogenic micro-organisms — result: detected (3 from 5 units) /25g (max. permitted: Not approved null)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Latvia, Poland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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