In precautionary withdrawal a specific batch packed PDO feta in cubes (high protein) Greek dairy industry advanced the well-known Basko supermarket chain in Italy
The decision to withdraw the product was taken after an official inspection of the competent control body in which the presence was identified. insect the inner packaging.
The detection of a foreign body in a sealed dairy product constitutes non-compliance with food safety and quality regulations. Although the record concerns an individual incident, the withdrawal shall apply to the whole lot for reasons of consumer protection.
Details of the product withdrawn
The withdrawal shall only concern the following product:
- Trade name: Feta Dop a cubetti Altoproteico
- Production Company: NEOGAL SA (Regions: Drama, Greece)
- Identification code: GR 10.2.856 EC
- Package size: Plastic container of 150 grams
- Lot number: FE1140275
- Date of End (Minimum Preservability): 19 May 2027
- Distribution in Italy: Neogal Italia (Florence)
The supermarket chain recommends that consumers who have already purchased the product from this batch do not consume it.
From the point of view of public health, the existence of an insect in a finished product does not automatically imply the presence of pathogenic microorganisms, however insects can function as mechanical carriers of bacteria, fungi or yeasts.
In the food industry, such incidents are usually attributed to failures in critical control points (HACCP) and the pre-required hygiene programmes (pest control), such as the impermeability of building infrastructure, ventilation systems, loading ports or maintaining the integrity of packaging materials during the filling phase.
The producer has already activated the envisaged traceability and control procedures for the production records of that day in order to determine the exact point of entry and to implement the necessary corrective actions.
