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photograph: RNZ / Cole Eastham Farrelly
A brand of salami is being recalled because it was produced without necessary food safety controls and oversight.
The three Zaroa NZ brand products subject to the recall are ‘Pure’, ‘Delicate Salami Pohutukawa Smoked’ and ‘Hawke’s Bay Black Angus Beef Chorizo Salami’.
photograph: Attached/MPI
Vincent Arbuckle from the food safety department said dried and cured products must be carefully controlled because the manufacturing process does not include a high-temperature cooking step that kills bacteria such as salmonella and E. coli.
Where the product was sold:
- Hesari Supermarket Great North Road: 344 Great North Road, Henderson
- Hesari Supermarket Wairau Valley: Unit 15, 170 Wairau Road, Wairau Valley
- Kerikeri: 484 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
- Pegasus Bay Winery: 263 Stockgrove Road, Waipara, RD 2 Amberley
- Zaroa NZ stall: Parnell Farmers Market, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell.
- Zaroa NZ Online Store
Arbuckle urged people to return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.
The product has been removed from stores.
There are no reports of related illnesses.
If you have taken these products and have concerns about your health, you should seek medical advice.
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