First published Oct 20, 2026, 11:34:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 20, 2026, 11:34:15 PM UTC

Salmonella Infantis in frozen chicken leg meat boneless and skinless from Poland — Finland

Reported by EU RASFF serious food and feed alerts

A notification reports Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella spp. in frozen boneless, skinless chicken leg meat from Poland, with Finland listed as an affected distribution country. It is classified as an information notification for follow-up and assessed as potentially serious.

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Affected location: Finland

Illustrative image: I usually am such a cheater when it comes to any soup that involves chicken. I'll just thaw some boneless skinless breasts from my freezer, buy a couple cans of chicken broth, and just call it a day. Not with this soup! Everything is 100% from scratch, using a complete chicken, fresh herbs, everything. I went so far as to build the chicken stock base with vegetables, the chicken, and herbs (each cooked in their own hand made cheesecloth sacks), let it boil until the chicken is falling off the bo — Eli Hodapp from Naperville, United States/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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The notification identifies Salmonella contamination in a poultry product distributed to Finland.

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