Co-op food and drinks giant Coca-Cola have issued urgent food recalls after finding certain products posed a risk to people's safety.
The recalls, issued by the Food Standard's Agency, included advice about what to do if you have come into contact with the products.
Co-op is recalling 70g packs of Co-op Sliced Pepperoni because E. coli O157 fears.
The some packs of the sliced pepperoni were found to contain the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which can lead to diarrhoea, abdominal pain and haemolytic uremic syndrome and in the very worst cases kidney failure and death.
If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead, contact 0800 0686 727 or customer.careline@coop.co.uk to arrange a refund.
If customers are making an essential trip to the store from where it was bought, they can return the item in-store for a full refund.
Coca-Cola is issuing precautionary advice for opening Coca-Cola Original Taste 1.5 litre PET bottles because the bottles may have damaged neck rings which means that the bottle might have a sharp rim edge which could present a safety risk on opening.
People who have purchased the product have been told to examine the bottleneck ring carefully before opening.
The bottles have a best before date of 30 September, 2020 and have the following batch codes:
- 083EK3TT:TT
- 084EK3TT:TT
- 085EK3TT:TT
- 086EK3TT:TT
- 087EK3TT:TT
- 088EK3TT:TT
- 089EK3TT:TT
- 090EK3TT:TT
As well as Co-op and Coca Cola, there were two other food recalls issued in the past week.
Shana Foods Ltd is recalling Mixed Vegetable Samosas because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
And Waitrose & Partners is recalling Waitrose N°1 Teacakes because they have been packed with an incorrect product which contains egg that is not mentioned on the label.
