Spain's food safety agency, the Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN), has issued a nationwide alert after confirming Salmonella spp. in a batch of frozen cooked peeled prawns sold under the Ocean Sea brand. The product, sold in much of Spain, comes in 200-gram plastic packages.
The alert, logged under reference ES2026/477, was triggered on Monday after health authorities in the Junta de Andalucía reported the finding through the Sistema Coordinado de Intercambio Rápido de Información, or SCIRI, a system that lets Spain's regional governments and AESAN share food-risk information in real time. The Junta de Andalucía raised the alarm following its own lab analysis, which prompted the national alert.
The affected batch is numbered X1392618BUXX, with a best-before date of November 2027 printed on the packaging. AESAN has released photographs of the product to help consumers identify it and has told anyone who finds this batch in their freezer not to eat it.
Health risks and the recall process
Salmonella spp. can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to AESAN, with children, older people and those with weakened immune systems facing the greatest risk. The agency said freezing does not kill the bacteria, so the product remains dangerous even after being stored at low temperatures.
AESAN said the recall of the batch is already underway. The standard protocol in such cases involves immediately pulling the affected batch from all points of sale and checking traceability records to confirm no other product from the same shipment remains available to the public. According to the agency, the Ocean Sea brand belongs to a supplier that imports the product from Honduras.
Advice for consumers
AESAN advised anyone who has already eaten the product and is showing symptoms such as fever, diarrhea or vomiting to visit a health center and tell their doctor they consumed the affected food. People who still have the package at home should throw it away or return it to the store where they bought it.
The agency said alerts like this one are issued specifically to cut off the chain of consumption before widespread food poisoning occurs, and that public cooperation in checking refrigerators and freezers is key to avoiding further risk.
