Overview
- Gustoland GmbH announced the recall on Friday, July 31, 2026, after laboratory tests detected verotoxin‑producing Escherichia coli in Dulano Delikatess Edel Salami Rind 100g with MHD 10.08.2026 and identity mark DE EV 42 EG.
- The affected batch was sold at Lidl stores in ten German states including Baden‑Württemberg, Bayern, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein‑Westfalen, Rheinland‑Pfalz, Saarland and Schleswig‑Holstein.
- Verotoxin‑producing E. coli can cause severe diarrhoea and in some cases haemolytic‑uraemic syndrome (HUS), with infants, small children, pregnant people, the elderly and immunocompromised persons at highest risk.
- Lidl and the manufacturer urge consumers not to eat the product and say affected packages may be returned to any Lidl for a full refund without a receipt; customers can contact the Lidl hotline at 00800/5435‑5435 for questions.
- The companies state the recall is limited to this single identified batch, no linked illness clusters have been reported in the coverage so far, and recent separate recalls at Lidl have increased public attention to the retailer's product‑safety notices.