Périgord salad, charcuterie board or Sunday starter… If you recently purchased smoked duck breast from the South West, a health alert has disturbed the menu. A batch of ready-to-eat slices is the subject of a recall in France due to a risk of contamination by the Salmonella spp bacteria, responsible for salmonellosis.
The notice, published on January 22, 2026, targets a sliced smoked duck breast from the South West sold in stores in France, marketed for only a few days throughout the country. What to worry about if you have this product in the refrigerator. And above all, check very quickly if you are really concerned.
Recall of smoked duck breast from South-West Belle France: how to recognize the product?
In the meat category, the recall concerns smoked duck breast from the southwest, sliced 90g of the brand Beautiful Francepackaged in 90 g vacuum packs. This is a voluntary recall, without a prefectural order. The product has the GTIN 3258563461302, batch number 40613202446130 and a best before date of April 13, 2026.
This smoked duck breast was marketed from January 10, 2026 to January 22, 2026 throughout the country, via the distributor Francap. It must be kept in the refrigerator and displays the health mark FR 65 304 002 CE. Only this specific reference is covered by the alert, not other smoked duck breasts sold in stores.
- Name: smoked duck breast from the southwest, sliced 90g
- Brand: Belle France
- GTIN: 3258563461302
- Lot: 40613202446130
- DLC: 04/13/2026
Salmonella in Belle France duck breast: what symptoms to watch for?
The recall is motivated by a possible presence of bacteria of the type Salmonella spp.causative agents of salmonellosis. The authorities describe food poisoning with diarrhea, vomiting, fever and headaches, which appear suddenly. These signs generally occur between 6 and 72 hours after consuming contaminated food.
Young children, pregnant women, the elderly or those whose immune defenses are weakened risk developing more severe forms. Anyone who has eaten this smoked duck breast and presents these symptoms is invited to consult their doctor without delay, reporting the consumption of the product concerned.
If there are no symptoms within 7 days after consuming the affected products, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor. If the product must be cooked before consumption: cooking the products (hard-boiled eggs, pastries, poultry meat, etc.) through the core at +65°C helps destroy these bacteria and prevent the consequences of such contamination.
Recalled South-West smoked duck breast: what to do with the product?
The instructions are clear: this Belle France smoked duck breast must no longer be consumed, even cooked, and it must be destroyed. Cooking thoroughly to at least 65°C theoretically destroys salmonella for products intended to be cooked, but this smoked duck breast is recalled with the explicit instruction not to consume it.
Customers can contact consumer service on 09 69 32 00 05 to obtain a refund. The recall procedure is announced until February 9, 2026. In the absence of symptoms within seven days following consumption, no specific consultation is deemed necessary.