Lidl is recalling a batch of Eridanous Chicken Gyros in Denmark after a sampling check found a risk of salmonella. The affected bags carry a best before date of May 22, 2027.
The discount chain announced the recall in a press release on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. As reported by Kristeligt Dagblad, citing the news agency Ritzau, a routine sampling check showed a salmonella risk in that specific batch.
Lidl states that eating the product can pose a health risk, which is why the batch is being pulled from sale. The company says there may be a risk of infection for anyone who consumes it.
Which product is affected
The recalled item is a blue bag containing 330 grams of chicken gyros. The packaging carries the Eridanous brand name and the words “Chicken Gyros”, according to the same reporting.
Only the batch with the best before date of May 22, 2027 is covered by the recall. Customers who bought it are asked to throw it out or return it to their nearest Lidl store.
Lidl says the purchase amount will be refunded in store without a receipt. The chain gives no figure for how many bags were sold or how many stores are involved.
What salmonella does, according to Statens Serum Institut
Salmonella occurs in animals and can spread to people through food contaminated with the bacteria. Infection typically causes general discomfort, diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and fever.
Symptoms usually appear between 12 and 36 hours after infection. That window is stated on the website of Statens Serum Institut, the Danish state institute for infectious disease, as cited in the reporting.
This is not the first such case at the chain this year. In June 2026, Lidl recalled a batch of spareribs over a salmonella risk, and the chain has issued other product recalls in Denmark as well.
What the recall means for internationals shopping at Lidl
Danish recall notices use the word “tilbagekaldelse”, which means a product is being withdrawn and customers are asked to stop using it. The date to check here is the “bedst før” date, meaning best before, printed on the bag. In this case it reads 22.05.2027 in the Danish day, month, year format.
Lidl’s stated policy for this recall is that no receipt is required to get money back. For newcomers who are used to strict receipt requirements elsewhere, that is the practical difference: the bag itself is enough to claim the refund at the counter in any Lidl store in Denmark.
Anyone who feels unwell after eating food covered by a recall deals with the Danish healthcare system through their registered general practitioner, known as egen læge, which residents are assigned when they receive a CPR number. Out of hours, the contact route differs by region, and the details are listed on the public health portal sundhed.dk.
Food recalls in Denmark are announced in Danish, usually by the retailer and on the website of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Fødevarestyrelsen. Nothing in the reporting indicates that any illness has been linked to this batch, and no number of affected customers has been given.
