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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Rachel Pugh

Tesco issues urgent warning over £2.50 cheese

Supermarket giant Tesco has urgently recalled select cheese products over fears they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

The retailer says packs of Tesco Finest Taleggio 200g with a use by date of 25 January 2021 are affected.

A customer notice reads: "Please do not consume this product, but return the affected product to store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required."

According to the Mirror, Listeria monocytogenes can cause flu-like symptoms including high temperatures, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea.

Those over 65, pregnant women and babies less than one month old - as well as people with weakened immune systems - are more at risk from the bactieria.

Tesco apologised to customers for any "inconvenience" caused by the the product recall.

It added that if you need further details you should contact customer services on 0800 505 555 in the UK or 1850 744 844 in the Republic of Ireland.

It's not the only product update by the supermarket either.

Tesco also said it was also warning people about its own brand coconut and lemongrass sauce.

"We’ve been made aware that some packs of Tesco coconut and lemongrass sauce, which follow a recipe that has since been updated, may contain fish sauce. However, fish sauce is not labelled as an ingredient on tesco.com," the supermarket said.

"As a result, this product is temporarily unavailable."

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