E-coli contaminated meat in northern Greece

Frozen meats, originating from Germany were found to be contaminated with E-coli 0157, by the principal Food Control Agency in Northern Greece regional branch in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

The products are minced beef and spicy beef meatballs, distributed in LIDL chain of supermarkets. The Food Control Agency demanded immediate withdrawal of the products form the Greek market and is running the respective checks.

The product in question is frozen minced meat in a vacuumed pack of 500g (2X250g), branded “Marvest” (L91185010 and expires 6/11/2011) and distributed by the German “Griechenland Rind, Vion Hilden GmbH” (Westring 21, D-40721, Hilden) of the Greek “LIDL Hellas & and Co.”


 The other product is “Marvest” frozen beef meatballs (L1 102 BT and expires on 8/11/2011), in a vacuumed pack 1000g shipped by the German “Vion Convenience GmbH” (Postfach 1269 21, D-31502, Wunstorf) of the Greek “LIDL Hellas & Co.”