Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-32-2025

Ballymaguire Foods recalls Good Food Locally Sourced Freshly Prepared Bacon and Cabbage Dinner because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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.

The NHS says listeriosis is more likely to be serious for anyone who is pregnant, newborn babies, older people and people with a weakened immune system. Read the NHS guidance.

Check your pack

Good Food Locally Sourced Freshly Prepared Bacon and Cabbage Dinner

Pack size: 600 g
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30 June 2025 03 July 2025 05 July 2025 07 July 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 7 July 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 the product to where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above product.

Symptoms caused by Listeria monocytogenes can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Details from the notice

Ballymaguire Foods is recalling GFLS Freshly Prepared Bacon and Cabbage Dinner because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

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

What the business is doing

Ballymaguire Foods is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. 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 notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Ballymaguire Foods since 2018 (3 in total). All Ballymaguire Foods recalls
  • Listeria has caused 73 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by meat and poultry. All listeria recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.