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Manchester Evening News

National

Zara Whelan

Sainsbury's, Lidl, Iceland and Spar are urgently recalling these food products

Shoppers across the UK are being warned not to eat a number of popular food items following a series of product recalls this week.

Household names including Sainsbury's, Lidl, Iceland, Spar and Waitrose have all issued warnings about food items.

All of the affected items have been removed from shelves, and shoppers are being urged not to consume them, and instead return them to the store in which they were bought.

The recalls are issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which has urged shoppers to return affected products to the place they bought them - and to not consume them.

The FSA says if an item is under a recall notice, you can return the product for an exchange or refund.

And if shoppers do choose to return the products, they are advised to be mindful of social distancing guidelines when visiting a supermarket or store.

At present there is no central database of every type of product recalled at any time - meaning consumers need to browse several different agency websites for details - or hope they catch site of a customer-end in-store notice.

To make things easier, here's a round up of the latest supermarket product recalls - from incorrect allergen labels to contaminated products. List correct at the time of publishing.

Sainsbury's semi-skimmed UHT milk

Sainsbury's is recalling its semi-skimmed UHT milk because of possible microbiological contamination.

The supermarket has taken the precautionary step of recalling the UHT milk as the contamination could lead to it being unsafe to consume.

Pack size: 1 litre

Best before

December 28, 2020
December 29, 2020

Lidl Deluxe Dark Chocolate Muesli Bars

Lidl is recalling its Deluxe Dark Chocolate Muesli Bar with Brazils and Cranberries over concerns the product might contain salmonella.

Pack size: 3 x 45g

Best before

August 2020

September 2020

October 2020

December 2020

January 2021

February 2021

March 2021

April 2021

Iceland - Greggs steak bakes, Chip Shop Curry Chicken Breast Toppers and Southern Fried Chicken Popsters

Iceland has recalled two of its own-brand chicken products after testing found the presence of salmonella in them.

It's also issued a recall on Greggs frozen steak bakes because they may contain small pieces of plastic.

Customers have been asked to return the Greggs bakes, Chip Shop Curry Chicken Breast Toppers and Southern Fried Chicken Popsters to stores.

Salmonella can result in symptoms including fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps if consumed.

The affected Curry Chicken Breast Toppers were the 400g packs with best before dates of 27 February 2021, 17 March 2021 and 8 April 2021.

The Southern Fried Chicken Popsters affected were sold in 220g packs with a best before date of 4 April, 2021.

Chip Shop Curry Chicken Breast Toppers:

Pack size: 400g

Best before

February 27, 2021
March 17, 2021
April 8, 2021

Southern Fried Chicken Popsters:

Pack size: 220g

Best before: April 4, 2021

Greggs Steak Bakes:

Pack size: 280g

Best before:

20 December 2020
22 December 2020
23 December 2020

Strangest product recalls

Spar

Spar is recalling its own-brand Chicken and Prawn Paella over concerns it may contain fish, molluscs, milk and wheat (gluten), which are not mentioned on the label.

This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish, and/or molluscs, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or to wheat.

Pack size: 600g

Best before: October 2021

Waitrose Beef and Ale pie

Waitrose & Partners Slow Cooked Beef and Ale Pie is being recalled because it contains hazelnuts and milk which are not mentioned on the label.

This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts (hazelnuts) and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details

Pack size: 400g

Batch code: L0125

Best before: November 2021

Waitrose chicken satay with sweet chilli sauce

Waitrose is also recalling its own-brand chicken satay with sweet chilli sauce.

This is because an incorrect dip has been packed in the product resulting in fish and peanuts not being mentioned on the label.

The presence of fish and peanuts poses a possible health risk to anyone with these allergies.

Pack size: 85g

Best before: August 17, 2020

Uncle Ben's Brown Basmati

Mars Food UK is recalling Uncle Ben’s Brown Basmati ready to heat rice pouches as some packs may contain pieces of glass.

The possible presence of glass makes this product unsafe to eat.

Pack size : 250g

Best before

November 17, 2020
December 8, 2020
December 9, 2020
January 8, 2021
January 18, 2021
January 19, 2021
March 2, 2021
March 16, 2021
March 20, 2021
May 24, 2021
June 14, 2021
June 15, 2021
July 3, 2021
July 19, 2021

Holland & Barrett

Holland & Barrett has taken the precautionary step of recalling several of its products containing Brazil nuts because they may contain salmonella.

The following items are affected:

Broken Brazil Nuts:

Pack sizes: 100g, 300g, 400g

Batch codes: 145450, 145765, 145571, 145816, 146021, 146807, 146125, 146569,147201, 145506

Best before:

March 2021

May 2021

Healthy Heart

Pack size: 200g

Batch code: 146936

Best before: March 2021

Mixed Nuts and Raisins

Pack size: 200g

Batch codes: 145118, 146049

Best before October 2020, February 2021

Mixed Nuts and Raisins

Pack size: 1kg

Batch codes: 145968, 146070, 146871, 147011

Best before:

December 2020
March 2021

Primula Cheese tubes

Primula Ltd is recalling all Primula Cheese tubes, (chilled and ambient) because the products might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum due to a production fault.

A statement from the FSA says: "Manufacturing controls that could potentially affect the safety of the products listed above could not be demonstrated satisfactorily by the company.

"The issue relates to controlling factors to prevent the growth and toxin production of Clostridium botulinum.

"Botulinum toxin may cause a serious form of food poisoning called botulism and can be fatal.

"A recall from customers is being carried out as a precautionary measure."

Products Include:

Product code: Primula Plain Original Cheese Spread

Pack size: 150g