Occurred Oct 19, 2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

First published Oct 20, 2026, 11:33:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 20, 2026, 11:33:15 PM UTC

Presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in minced pork meat from Poland — Slovakia

Reported by EU RASFF serious food and feed alerts

A serious-risk notification reports Salmonella Typhimurium in minced pork originating in Poland and distributed in Slovakia. The product was presumed to be no longer on the market.

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Affected location: Slovakia

Illustrative image: HK food ingredient red meat frozen pork chop raw butt steak white in October 2021 — Presixlla MOON/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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The notification flags a serious food-safety risk involving pork distributed in Slovakia.

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