A pair of Cadbury products have been recalled over fears they contain a potentially deadly strain of bacteria.
Shop owners and consumers were urged to send back some batches of Cadbury Caramel Cheesecake and Cadbury Dairy Milk Cheesecake puddings.
Fears have been raised that the desserts contain Listeria , a bacteria with 20 known subspecies.
If eaten Listeria can cause listeriosis, an illness that often leads to sepsis , meningitis and encephalitis.
In 20% of cases the condition causes death, more often in elderly and frail people.
In pregnant women it may cause stillbirth or spontaneous abortion.
A spokesperson for Müller, which produces the desserts, said: "As a precautionary measure a decision has been taken to recall some batches of Cadbury Caramel Cheesecake and Cadbury Dairy Milk Cheesecake deserts (2x85g), due to the possible presence of Listeria in the product.
"Müller produces these products under license from Cadbury and has stressed that this does not impact any other products it produces for Cadbury; or Cadbury Cheesecake variants in the UK or other markets.
"We have informed the Food Standards Agency of this action and they have issued a Product Information Recall Notice."
Consumers should return the products by emailing consumers@muller.co.uk or by calling 01630 692000.
"This is an isolated incident and an extensive investigation is being carried out," the spokesperson added.
