The

Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition

(

AESAN

) has reported the withdrawal of a batch of

fresh mozzarella

(pasta filata cheese) of the

Bocconcini

de

Albe

brand due to the presence of staphylococcal toxin.

Specifically, the affected batch,

2910

, has

an expiration date of October 29

, with a unit weight of 250 g (net weight) and 150 g (drained weight).

At the moment, there is no record in Spain of any reported case associated with this alert.

According to information from the

AESAN

, the product has been distributed in the autonomous communities of

Andalusia

,

Asturias

, the

Balearic

Islands , the

Canary Islands

,

Catalonia

,

Cantabria

,

Castilla y León

,

Galicia

and

the Valencian Community

, although other redistributions are not ruled out.

This information has been transferred to the competent authorities of the autonomous communities through

the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information

(

SCIRI

) and to the

Services of the European Commission

through the

European Food Alert Network

(

RASFF

), in order to that the withdrawal of the affected products from the marketing channels be verified.

Consumption advises recommends going to a health center if you have consumed this type of product from the affected batch and present any symptoms such as

nausea

,

vomiting

,

diarrhea

,

abdominal pain

or

prostration

.

Likewise, it recommends that people who have products affected by this alert at home refrain from consuming them and return them to the point of purchase.

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