Batch of chicken Kievs recalled following detection of salmonella

The FSAI issued an urgent alert on Monday over the batch of Braemoor Red Hen Ham & Cheese Chicken Kievs with the batch code 25190B.

A batch of frozen chicken Kievs have been recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) following the detection of salmonella.

The FSAI issued an urgent alert on Monday over the batch of Braemoor Red Hen Ham & Cheese Chicken Kievs with the batch code 25190B.

The Kievs are sold in 500g packs and have a best before date of October 2026.

Customers are advised not to eat the implicated batch, and retailers must remove the affected products from sale.

They must also display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Wholesalers and distributors are asked to contact their affected customers and to recall the implicated batch.

They must also provide a point-of-sale recall notice to retail customers.

Caterers have also been advised to not use the implicated batch.

According to the FSAI, salmonella symptoms typically develop between 12 and 36 hours after infection. However, this can range between 6 and 72 hours.

The most common symptom of salmonella is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody, and other symptoms include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. 

Diarrhoea caused by salmonella can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. 

Elderly people, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness, the FSAI said.