Overview
- Altmärker recalled Jägermettwurst (250 g, vacuum-packed) lot PR817110 with best-before 10.10.2025 after official tests detected Shiga-toxin–producing E. coli (STEC).
- The affected Jägermettwurst was distributed via Rewe, Norma, Metro and Edeka across multiple German states, and customers can return it for a refund.
- Health agencies warn STEC infections can cause diarrhea and abdominal pain and, in severe cases, bloody diarrhea, fever and hemolytic uremic syndrome, especially in vulnerable groups.
- Separately, Metten withdrew a specific “Dicke Sauerländer” Bockwurst batch (5×80 g cans, lot L-2798183, MHD 05.09.2026, time codes 21:00–21:50) due to a preservation error that may cause early spoilage.
- The Bockwurst batch was sold at Lidl and Netto in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, with the company calling it a precautionary action coordinated with authorities.