Overview
- Officials announced on June 3 that Salmonella was detected in Le Gusto crumbled basil sold at Aldi Nord and the affected batch has been recalled.
- The recall covers 15‑gram jars with a best‑before date of March 2028 and batch number B 15 supplied by TSI Consumer Goods based in Zeven, Lower Saxony.
- The product was sold in stores across Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein‑Westfalen, Sachsen, Sachsen‑Anhalt, Schleswig‑Holstein and Thüringen.
- Aldi Nord has removed the affected jars from sale and customers may return them to any store for a full refund without a receipt.
- Health officials say Salmonella can cause stomach and intestinal illness with symptoms such as diarrhea, fever and cramps and pose higher risk to young children, older adults, pregnant people and immunocompromised individuals; no outbreak cases linked to this product have been reported so far.