A recall of hummus dips from major UK supermarkets has been extended pending further tests amid an ongoing salmonella scare.
The initial recall for products with an expiry date of November 7 has been extended for a further ten days across several supermarkets.
Zorba Delicates, which supply the likes of Aldi, Lidl, Asda and Sainsbury’s, said further laboratory testing found further traces of salmonella in an ingredient used in its hummus range.
Shoppers have been urged to return the products to the store where they were bought in order to gain a full refund.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has outlined more than 50 affected products on its website after seventeen dips were initially recalled last week.
The updated list includes an array of flavoured hummus dips including a Nando’s branded PERi-PERi Drizzle and a John Lewis carrot and dip snack pot.
The FSA said symptoms included fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps and warned customers not to consume the dips.
A spokesman for Zorba Delicates said: “We immediately alerted the FSA [Food Standard Agency] and our customers of this finding.
"While this will not be confirmed, for certain, until further testing has been completed, and despite all other samples being totally clear, we have taken the precautionary step of recalling additional hummus items based on this presumptive result."
The FSA said no other Zorba products are thought to be affected.
In 2017 Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer withdrew some hummus product lines to investigate a “quality issue” after complaints by customers.
