Nearly 180 people have fallen ill after eating a bad batch of pork scratchings linked to salmonella.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recalled three brands of the snack over contamination fears, reports the Mirror.
Dozens of people are said to have fallen ill with symptoms including diarrhoea, vomiting and fever after consuming the affected products.
Six Mr Porky snacks have been recalled as well as products from Jay's and The Real Pork Crackling Company. All are made by the Tayto Group Ltd.
Tayto is the largest British-owned crisp and snack manufacturer and is stocked in major supermarkets.
All the snacks being recalled have best before dates up to and including February 19, 2022.
Public Health England were reported to have said 176 people had fallen ill with salmonella poisoning and that a third needed hospital treatment.
The cases are said to have occurred all over the country.
The FSA said: "If you have bought any of these products, do not eat them and return them to the shop where you bought them for a full refund."
People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection.
The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps.
The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, although the diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission.
The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.
Here is a list of the Tayto pork scratching products being recalled, all with best before dates of February 19, 2022...
- Mr Porky Original Scratchings
- Mr Porky Crispy Strips
- Mr Porky Crackles
- Mr Porky Prime Cut Scratchings
- Jay’s Pork Scratchings
- The Real Pork Crackling Company Pork Crunch
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