{"id":822444,"date":"2026-07-25T06:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/822444\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:40:14","slug":"food-recall-yumbah-australian-greenlip-abalone-1kg-and-viet-meatballs-chinese-sausage-pulled-form-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/822444\/","title":{"rendered":"Food recall: Yumbah Australian Greenlip Abalone 1kg and Viet Meatballs Chinese Sausage pulled form shelves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia\u2019s food safety watchdog has issued a warning to consumers after a seafood product was found to be contaminated with neurotoxins.<\/p>\n

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand issued the alert on Friday after brevetoxin was discovered in Yumbah Aquaculture Ltd – Yumbah Australian Greenlip Abalone 1kg.<\/p>\n

The recall impacts packages of the product marked with the best before date 12\/15\/2027.<\/p>\n

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Consumers who purchased the food, which has been available for sale at independent retailers in NSW, are urged to check the date on the product.<\/p>\n

Anyone with an affected batch of the abalone is advised not to eat or risk becoming unwell.<\/p>\n

\"YumbahYumbah Australian Greenlip Abalone 1kg has been recalled. Credit: Food Standards Australia and New Zealand<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recall is due to biotoxin (brevetoxin) contamination,\u201d the alert stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood products containing brevetoxin may cause illness if consumed. Consumers should not eat this product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Customers are being told to return the item to the place of purchase to request a full refund.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers should return the product(s) to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n

Fears over the contaminated seafood comes as another food product was pulled from the shelves of independent retailers in Victoria.<\/p>\n

\"VietViet Meatballs Chinese Sausage has been pulled from supermarket shelves. Credit: Food Standards Australia and New Zealand<\/p>\n

The food safety watchdog also sent out a statement after Viet Meatballs Chinese Sausage 500g was recalled after an undetected allergen was detected in the product.<\/p>\n

Gluten free consumers are being told to discard of the item and avoid eating it due to the chance of suffering a reaction if consumed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny consumers who have a gluten allergy or intolerance may have a reaction if the product is consumed,\u201d the alert read.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers who have a gluten allergy or intolerance should not consume this product.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sausages were being sold at independent food retailers in VIC and affected batches are marked with the best before date 22\/10\/2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s food safety watchdog has issued a warning to consumers after a seafood product was found to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,1295,1625],"class_list":["post-822444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-food","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=822444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=822444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=822444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=822444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}