Hummus recall

People have taken to social media saying they've suffered food poisoning from eating salmonella-infected hummus before it was recalled.

[first recall of](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300819641/wide-range-of-hummus-products-recalled-due-to-salmonella-risk) [ tahini and hummus products was made on Wednesday](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300819641/wide-range-of-hummus-products-recalled-due-to-salmonella-risk). Tahini was known as a high-risk food, and it is implicated in detections of salmonella from time to time around the world. [On Thursday further products were recalled,](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300820813/hummus-recall-widens-to-include-my-food-bag-products) including Seasons Gourmet and Turkish Kitchen branded products, as well as pouches distributed by My Food Bag, including tahini, including miso dressing, babaganoush crema and tahini yoghurt. “Early hours of Wednesday morning I woke up very nauseous and it was so bad it kept me up. My symptoms have been flu-like with fatigue, chills, aches, headache, nausea and diarrhoea but with painful stomach cramping, loss of appetite and a curdling feeling.” She went to the doctor on Thursday and was tested but had not yet received the results. “It is the food business’s responsibility to ensure food is safe for sale, and they are required to have plans and processes in place.” Another said she purchased a tub of Lisa's Original Hummus on Monday and ate about a tablespoon of it on Tuesday. “Our focus at the moment is to ensure that all affected product is removed from sale – and from people’s fridges and pantries – as quickly as possible.” * [Salmonella: Symptoms, how it spreads and how to lower your risk](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/131381772/salmonella-symptoms-how-it-spreads-and-how-to-lower-your-risk?rm=a) [Stuff salmonella, it's cheap and easy to make your own hummus](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-drink/recipes/300819961/stuff-salmonella-its-cheap-and-easy-to-make-your-own-hummus?rm=a)