During inspections under the 2026 Official Control of Microbiological Food Safety Criteria Programme, EFET, the Hellenic Food Authority, and specifically its Central Macedonia Regional Directorate, sampled a frozen product labelled CHICKEN HAMBURGER PATTY, weighing 850g, with batch number Lot 15626, a freezing date of 05/06/2026 and a use-by date of 05/06/2027. The product is made by MEATKA S.A.
Laboratory tests at EFET’s Thessaloniki Food Testing and Research Laboratory found the pathogenic microorganism Salmonella spp. in the sample.
EFET has ordered the immediate recall of the entire batch of the product, and the relevant inspections are under way.
Consumers who have bought the product (pictured below) are urged not to eat it.
