Food recalls: E. coli (including STEC)
Every food recall from the Food Standards Agency where the reason was e. coli (including stec). Microbiological problems mean bacteria, viruses, toxins or mould that can cause illness.
For symptoms and when to get help, see the NHS guidance. If you feel unwell after eating a recalled product, contact NHS 111 or your GP.
By year
Most common reasons
Foods most affected
- Dairy and cheese6
- Ready meals, sandwiches and salads5
- Bread and bakery4
- Meat and poultry2
- Fish and seafood1
- Fruit and vegetables1
All e. coli recalls
2026 · 3
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Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad because of possible contamination with E. coli (STEC)
Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad · Sold at Tesco
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Summit Foods is recalling various products because of possible contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC)
Snacksters Chicken Fajita Wrap · Snacksters Hoi Sin Wrap +2 more
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A.Vogel Ltd recalls Rapunzel bioSnacky Das Original Red Clover – Seeds for Sprouts and Seedlings because of contamination with E. coli (STEC)
Rapunzel bioSnacky Das Original Red Clover – Seeds for Sprouts and Seedlings
2025 · 4
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Sainsbury’s recalls two houmous products due to possible presence of E.coli
JS Classic Houmous · JS Lemon & Coriander Houmous · Sold at Sainsbury's
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Kenneth Hanna’s Farm Shop recalls Ken’s Raw Jersey Milk because of possible contamination with STEC
Ken’s Raw Jersey Milk
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Grape Tree recalls Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts because of contamination with E. coli
: Grape Tree Raw Unsalted Macadamia nuts
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Isle of Mull Cheese recalls Hebridean Blue Cheese because of contamination with E.coli
Isle of Mull Hebridean Blue Cheese
2024 · 4
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THIS! recalls Chicken and Bacon wrap because of possible contamination with E. coli
THIS! Isn’t Chicken and Bacon Wrap
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Samworth Brothers Manton Wood recalls sandwiches and wraps because of possible contamination with E. coli
Tesco Chicken Salad Sandwich · Tesco Chicken Salad Sub +13 more · Sold at Tesco
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Greencore Group recalls sandwiches, wraps and salads because of possible contamination with E. coli
Aldi Chicken Fajita Triple Wrap · by Amazon BLT Sandwich +43 more · Sold at Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons
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Könecke Sp. Z.o.o recalls Yayla Sucuk (sausage) because of contamination with E. coli
: Yayla Sucuk (sausage)
2023 · 3
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Chiltern Artisan recalls Chilli Sticks because of contamination with E. Coli
Chiltern Artisan Chilli Sticks
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Update 3: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. coli
Mrs Kirkham’s Mild & Creamy Lancashire · Mrs Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire +3 more
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Route des Terroirs recalls Morbier Maison Monts & Terroirs Chalet De Vevy Cheese because of contamination with E. Coli
Morbier Maison Monts & Terroirs Chalet De Vevy
2020 · 1
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Co-op recalls Sliced Pepperoni because of contamination with E. coli
Co-op Sliced Pepperoni · Sold at Co-op
2019 · 2
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Darwin’s Dairy recalls milk and cream products because of a potential breakdown in pasteurisation procedures
Darwin’s Dairy Double Cream · Darwin’s Dairy Whipping Cream +8 more
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Fromagerie Alpine recalls Saint Félicien and Saint Marcellin raw cow’s milk cheese because of possible contamination with E. coli
Tesco Finest Saint Félicien du Dauphiné Cheese · Xavier David, Saint Marcellin PGI (sold by Harrods) · Sold at Tesco
2018 · 1
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Sushi Daily recalls its Sushigari (ginger) because it may contain small pieces of glass
Sushi Daily Sushigari · Sold at Sainsbury's, Waitrose