A cheese spread is being recalled over fears that it may contain a life-threatening bacteria inside.
Primula Ltd is urging customers to return a range of its cheese spread tubes over fears that it is contaminated with colostridium botulinum, which could lead to botulism.
Toxins from the bacteria are considered to be one of the most powerful known to science, according to the NHS.
They are known to tackle the nervous system, cause paralysis and can be potentially fatal if not treated quickly enough.
Most people make a full recovery from the treatment but the condition is said to be fatal in around five to 10 per cent of cases.
Symptoms of the condition include drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech and breathing difficulties.
All flavours of the 150g tubes with the best before dates between 25/12/20 and 28/01/21 must be returned to supermarkets immediately.
The company has also issued the same warning for all favours of its 100g tubes with the best before dates of 30/10/20 to 10/12/20.
All of the products are stocked in the likes of Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco for around £1.50 a tube.
A spokesperson for the firm said: "Your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority and therefore, as a precaution, we have stopped all product distribution. We have also instructed retailers to remove Primula tubes from shelves with immediate effect.
“We also advise you not to eat any Primula Cheese tubes you have already purchased, with the above best before dates, but instead to return these to stores in exchange for a full refund.”
