Chicken product sold in Aldi recalled due to salmonella

A batch of Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed that the product is being recalled from sale.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch. The implicated batch (210g packets) was sold in Aldi stores. The product's country of origin is Poland.

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale, and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batch was sold.

Consumers should not eat the implicated batch.

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between six 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 from four to seven 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 a severe illness.