Food poisoning bacteria found in chicken supplied to a famous franchise

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will suspend sales and recall chicken products in which food poisoning bacteria have been detected.

According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 9th, the product to be recalled due to the detection of food poisoning bacteria is the 620g "BBQ Whole Leg Barbecue Chicken" manufactured by the meat processing company "Champre."

The expiration date is July 26, 2024.

Champre manufactures the product and supplies it to the chicken franchise 'Genesis BBQ'.

Listeria monocytogenes, a food poisoning bacteria, has been detected in this product.

This bacteria is a low-temperature microorganism that can proliferate in refrigerated and vacuum-packed conditions, and infection can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, high fever, and chills.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has requested that sellers who store the product cease sales and that consumers who have already purchased it return the product to the designated collection site.

Meanwhile, green tea products that were deemed unsuitable due to metallic foreign objects also became subject to recall.

The returned product is 3kg of "Powder Green Tea" manufactured by the food manufacturing and processing company "Nongup Hoesa Beop Ssaengnamcha Jusik Hoesa."

The expiration date is November 26, 2025.