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Product recall Published Updated once · 12 July 2024 FSA-PRIN-34-2024

Update 1: AB World Foods Ltd recalls Al’Fez Natural Tahini because of contamination with Salmonella

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Al’Fez Natural Tahini

Pack size: 160g and 270g
Best before
All date codes between July 2024 and December 2025

The latest affected best-before date was December 2025, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. If bought online and for further information, please contact the Al’Fez customer care team on 0800 0195 617 or by email at [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Salmonella has been found in some batches of the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Salmonella has been found in the product listed above.

Details from the notice

AB World Foods Ltd is recalling Al’Fez Natural Tahini because Salmonella has been found in the product. This product recall has been extended to include more ‘best before end’ dates and an additional pack size. This replaces the previous alert.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

AB World Foods is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in stores where the product was sold. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached recall notice.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-34-2024
    Original alert: AB World Foods Ltd recalls Al’Fez Natural Tahini because of contamination with Salmonella
  2. · FSA-PRIN-34-2024-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: AB World Foods Ltd recalls Al’Fez Natural Tahini because of contamination with Salmonella
    • New batch or date details: best before All date codes between July 2024 and December 2025
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This is the 3rd recall or allergy alert naming AB World Foods since 2018 (3 in total). All AB World Foods recalls
  • Salmonella has caused 91 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by nuts, seeds and dried fruit. All salmonella recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.